Bucks Countyโ Closures for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’โ Day
Bucksโฃ County residents should note several closures on Monday, Oct. 13, โขas the day is observed โas both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’โข Day. While most schools and workplaces willโ remain open, certain services and institutions will beโข unavailable.
Columbus Day โhas been celebrated in the โฃUnited States as 1792, commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrivalโ in North โAmerica in 1492. It became โa national holidayโค in 1892 under President Benjamin harrison, partly intended to foster unity and ease tensions following the 1891 โlynchingโ of eleven Italians inโ New Orleans. In recent years, manyโข communities have begun recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day alongside orโข in place ofโข Columbus Day, acknowledging the impact of colonization on Native Americanโ populations.
Here’s a rundown of what is closed on Oct. 13:
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The observance of both Columbus Day and โIndigenous Peoples’ Day reflects an ongoing national conversationโข about history,โค heritage, and โคthe complex legacy of exploration โขand colonization.
