Why do we Celebrate Why do we Celebrate Columbus DayColumbus Day??

Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States to honor Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America in 1492.

 

Columbus actually discovered America on October 12th, 1492, but Columbus Day is always celebrated on the the second Monday of October.

Columbus DayColumbus Day

It has been traditionally celebrated on Oct. 12 throughout most

of the United States, parts of Canada, and in several of the

Latin American republics.

In the United States, however, since the observation in 1971 of

the Uniform Holiday Act, it is celebrated on the Monday nearest

to Oct. 12.

Who is Christopher Who is Christopher ColumbusColumbus??

Christopher Columbus is the explorer who got

credit for discovering America in 1492. That is why we call it “Columbus

Day”.

Christopher Columbus’s Christopher Columbus’s VoyageVoyage

The voyage in 1492 was Columbus’s first voyage. Columbus wanted to discover an easier route to the East that would open up trading.

Columbus’s VoyageColumbus’s Voyage

Picture from the website: http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/v1.htm

Christopher Columbus’s Christopher Columbus’s ShipsShips

He had three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the

Santa Maria.

The Santa Maria was the largest ship. It

could carry about 40 people and 20 tons of

cargo.

The Nina and Pinta carried about 24 people

and 60 tons each.Replicas of Columbus’ ships.

They sailed in 1992

ClothingClothing

This is what your clothes would look like:

Living ConditionsLiving Conditions  You would work in four-hour shifts doing things cleaning the deck, working the sails and checking the ropes and cargo. When you weren’t working, you would sleep anywhere you found space.

You would receive only one hot meal a day and your diet would be biscuits, pickled or salted meat, dried peas, cheese, wine, and fresh-caught fish.

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