Columbus Day Holidays Society

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• Top/Kids and Teens/People and Society/Biography/Explorers/Columbus, Christopher

• - Provides a brief biography of Christopher Columbus, a timeline of his life, and overview of his voyages, and holiday activities for children.
  
• - History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.
  
• - Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.
  
• - Brief description relates the holiday's origin, tells how it is celebrated in the U.S., and lists other countries that observe it.
  
• - Día de la Raza, a celebration of the modern Latin American and the contradictions of the Columbus celebration.
  
• - Includes biography, timeline, activities for children, bibliography, information about his voyages.
  
• - School report with maps on the day and how it is observed.
  
• - An introductory survey of the historical and social background of Columbus Day.
  
• - Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus.
  
• - Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life.
  
• - Lesson plan designed for use in the fourth or fifth grade classroom examines the Columbus Day holiday from a Native American perspective. From the College of Education at Utah State University.
  
• - Provides a short history of the man and the holiday which bears his name. Also includes information on other famous journeys and explorations. From Infoplease.com
  
• - Tells why Columbus sailed west to reach the east and includes links.
  
• - Article contends that attacks on Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday are in fact attacks on Western culture.
  
• - Columbus Day, Native American Day and Dia de la Raza commemorate the exploration, colonization and multi-cultural and multi-ethnic heritage of the Americas.
  
• - A collection of Columbus Day links from the North of Boston Library Exchange.
  
• - Essay explores the origins of the holiday and its significance, as well as the controversies that currently surround what was once a day of celebration.
  
• - A humorous account of the origins of Columbus Day.