Friday, October 11 - National Holiday - Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity - La Nacion
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This Friday, October 11, is a holiday for tourism purposes , according to what was established by the Government. It is a day that seeks to extend the holiday for the Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity , which is celebrated on Saturday, October 12, so that Argentines can enjoy a long weekend.
It is worth remembering that Law 27,399 , which regulates the establishment of holidays and long weekends, states that the Executive Branch has the power to “ annually establish up to three holidays or non-working days intended to promote tourism activity, which must coincide with Mondays or Fridays .” These are added to the holidays already established by this same regulation and vary from year to year. “The national Executive Branch must establish them 50 days in advance of the end of the calendar year,” the text adds.
There will be a long weekend in October, ideal for a getaway
This year, the Government established three long weekends . Two of them have already passed: April 1st - before the holiday for Veterans' Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War - and June 21st - after Flag Day. The remaining one is in the next few days, since it was set for this Friday, October 11th . In this way, it will soon be possible to enjoy a three-day long weekend .
The Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity commemorates the day in 1492 when the European maritime expedition led by Christopher Columbus landed on the American island of Guanahani, where he met its native Taino ethnic group, in what is the first recorded contact between people from both continents . This day appears in Law 27,399, on the establishment of holidays and long weekends , as one of the transferable holidays that make up the national calendar .
For years, this day was remembered as Columbus Day and was a national holiday. In 2010, its name was changed in order to change the focus of this day. At the time when Columbus arrived in America , the Argentine territory had various towns and organized communities that were there before the arrival of the Europeans.
In this sense, the main objective of this day is to highlight the role of the peoples who were colonized and not the action of conquest by European nations, and to promote the dissemination and memory of the different cultures that coexist throughout the continent.
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¿Es feriado el viernes 11 de octubre en la Argentina?
El próximo feriado nacional es el Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural, que este año cae sábado; ¿qué dictaminó el Gobierno sobre el asueto y por qué hay fin de semana largo?
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This Friday, October 11, is a holiday for tourism purposes , according to what was established by the Government. It is a day that seeks to extend the holiday for the Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity , which is celebrated on Saturday, October 12, so that Argentines can enjoy a long weekend.
It is worth remembering that Law 27,399 , which regulates the establishment of holidays and long weekends, states that the Executive Branch has the power to “ annually establish up to three holidays or non-working days intended to promote tourism activity, which must coincide with Mondays or Fridays .” These are added to the holidays already established by this same regulation and vary from year to year. “The national Executive Branch must establish them 50 days in advance of the end of the calendar year,” the text adds.
There will be a long weekend in October, ideal for a getaway
This year, the Government established three long weekends . Two of them have already passed: April 1st - before the holiday for Veterans' Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War - and June 21st - after Flag Day. The remaining one is in the next few days, since it was set for this Friday, October 11th . In this way, it will soon be possible to enjoy a three-day long weekend .
What is commemorated on October 12th
The Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity commemorates the day in 1492 when the European maritime expedition led by Christopher Columbus landed on the American island of Guanahani, where he met its native Taino ethnic group, in what is the first recorded contact between people from both continents . This day appears in Law 27,399, on the establishment of holidays and long weekends , as one of the transferable holidays that make up the national calendar .
For years, this day was remembered as Columbus Day and was a national holiday. In 2010, its name was changed in order to change the focus of this day. At the time when Columbus arrived in America , the Argentine territory had various towns and organized communities that were there before the arrival of the Europeans.
In this sense, the main objective of this day is to highlight the role of the peoples who were colonized and not the action of conquest by European nations, and to promote the dissemination and memory of the different cultures that coexist throughout the continent.
