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Monday the 9th

SharkE — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:33:03 GMT

Is Columbus Day, no school, banks are closed, no mail.

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DrakesMomma — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:00:55 GMT

There is school in our small city. My son is now a teacher and is just as disappointed as he was when he was a child.

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SharkE — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:42:53 GMT

LOL

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KathyM23 — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:43:42 GMT

@SharkE Thanks for the reminder. Since I am retired those holidays pass me by. My planner page has listed for Monday to return package at postoffice, pickup a library book and I would have found both of those places closed.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:43:57 GMT

It's Indigenous Peoples Day.

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SharkE — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:51:19 GMT

Yeah, that re named it.

We have to cover all bases today.

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meallen616 — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:53:47 GMT

October 9, 2023

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:01:07 GMT

I looked on our schools page and they have it off and called it Columbus Day.

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SharkE — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:02:35 GMT

I want a national holiday called 'National blonde Day'

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teganslaw — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:23:46 GMT

Just call it both: Columbus Day and Indigenous Persons Day.It's two in one and covers everything.

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CoffeeNut — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:24:27 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
I want a national holiday called 'National blonde Day'

There actually is one:

May 31st

May 31st is International Blondes Day. It celebrates the people with blonde hair, which occurs due to low levels of dark pigment resulting in a yellowish color.

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MamaWick — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:35:18 GMT

Our county government offices are open. They traded this October holiday for the last Friday in September, otherwise known as "Fair Day" here...our county fair weekend.

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VanSleepy — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:48:33 GMT

I wondered if that was tomorrow because I need to go to the bank. Oh well.

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docsgirl — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:06:33 GMT

I'm a teacher and have school on October 9. I live in Ohio. I remember when I was growing up schools, post offices, banks, etc. were all closed on what was known as Columbus Day.

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SloopJohnB — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:19:45 GMT

Today is kind of a mixed bag here. Public schools are open, Catholic schools are closed. No regular mail delivery. Most banks are closed. Courts are open. Some city halls are closed, some are open. In some cities , they had let the employees decide if they wanted MLK day off instead. So, hence, that is why some cities may be open. The county offices are open. State offices are closed. Libraries in the Ft Lauderdale area are open while Miami ones are closed. Bottom line, call first. 😀

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Rockycoast — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:27:38 GMT

On Indigenous People's Day in my town, schools, library, banks, town offices are closed. no mail delivery.

I have no problem with the name change.

A more appropriate holiday name than the original one.

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Luvsmyfam — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:58:32 GMT

@KathyM23 My library is open,yours might be as well

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:12:42 GMT

Schools are all in session in my part of NE Texas.

Our County offices are open too, only Federal is closed.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:55:29 GMT

Columbus Day in my neck of the woods.

Bond markets closed due to banking system, so I always have the day off ( equity markets open. One of those odd days in the Financial Markets.)

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stevieb — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:27:46 GMT

For years it was Columbus Day, some observed it, some didn't. It used to be a holiday for me, then it wasn't. Since then, he got 'downgraded' and just as many schools got renamed, the holiday became Indigenous Peoples Day, which I can support as long overdue. My bet is that jurisdictions that didn't recognize it as a holiday now do, and it has nothing to do with Columbus falling into disfavor.