Ako želite da idete u kupovinu na Petoj aveniji, pobrinite se da to ne zakažete na Kolumbov dan If you want to go shopping on Fifth Avenue, make sure not to schedule it for this day
Columbus Day in New York is an annual celebration that takes place this year on 12 th October and celebrates Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America, with a major parade along Fifth Avenue Good morning, Columbus The first memorial service for Christopher Co- lumbus was held in 1792: 300 years after he first set foot in America. As Columbus was an Italian, the Italian-Americans see him as a he- ro and as a major part of their cultural heritage. This community has contributed significantly to the expansion of Columbus Day. On 12 th Oc- tober 1866, the Italian community of New York threw a party to commemorate the discovery of America, and thus the Columbus Day tradi- tion was born. Later, in 1892, a statue of Chris- topher Columbus was erected on the city’s Co- lumbus Avenue. Columbus Day falls on every second Monday in October, around the date when Christopher Co- lumbus first set foot in America. Columbus Day 2020 will be marked on 12 th October. It is cele- brated in New York each year with the large Co- lumbus Day Parade, which includes the par- ticipation of 35,000 people, including groups, bands, floats and marines. The parade attracts around a million visitors, while another million
Kolumbov dan pada svakog drugog ponedeljka u oktobru, oko datuma kada je prvi put kročio u Ameriku. Ove godine taj dan je ponedeljak, 12. oktobar Columbus Day falls on the second Monday in October, around the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in America. Columbus Day 2020 will be held on 12 th October
people watch it on TV! The parade starts at the junction of Fifth Av- enue and 44 th Street and heads north along Fifth Avenue towards 72 nd Street. Make sure you have a good place to stand on Fifth Ave- nue. The parade starts at 11:30am and ends at 4pm. Schools and government buildings are closed and you should expect major crowds around Fifth Avenue due to the parade.
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