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'''Leif Erikson Day''' is an annual [[United States|American]] observance occurring on October 9. It honors [[Leif Ericson]] ([[Old Norse]]: ''Leifr Eiríksson'' or the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: "Leif Eriksen"), the [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[explorer]] who brought the first [[European ethnic groups|European]]s known to have set foot in [[North America]]. <ref>[http://www.gonorway.no/norway/articles/eriksson/41/index.html ''Leiv Erikson'' (Go Norway. 2007)]</ref> |
'''Leif Erikson Day''' is an annual [[United States|American]] observance occurring on October 9. It honors [[Leif Ericson]] ([[Old Norse]]: ''Leifr Eiríksson'' or the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: "Leif Eriksen"), the [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[explorer]] who brought the first [[European ethnic groups|European]]s known to have set foot in [[North America]]. <ref>[http://www.gonorway.no/norway/articles/eriksson/41/index.html ''Leiv Erikson'' (Go Norway. 2007)]</ref> |
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October 9th is not associated with any particular event in Leif Erikson's life. The date was chosen because the ship ''[[Restauration (ship)|Restauration]]'' coming from [[Stavanger]], [[Norway]], arrived in [[New York Harbor]] on October 9, 1825 at the start of the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.<ref>[http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/leif-erikson-day ''Leif Erikson Day in United States'' (Time and Date AS 1995–2009)]</ref><ref>[http://www.nnleague.org/erikssonday.htm ''Leif Erikson in Humboldt Park'' (Norwegian National League)]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:46, 14 February 2011
| Leif Erikson Day | |
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 U.S. stamp issued on Leif Erikson Day, 1968 | |
| Observed by | United States |
| Type | Cultural |
| Significance | Recognize contributions of Americans of Nordic descent |
| Date | October 9 |
Leif Erikson Day is an annual American observance occurring on October 9. It honors Leif Ericson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson or the Norwegian: "Leif Eriksen"), the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America. [1]
References
Further reading
- Anderson, Rasmus Bjorn (1874). America Not Discovered by Columbus: an historical sketch of the discovery of America by the Norsemen in the Tenth Century. Chicago: S.C. Griggs.
External links
- Leif Erikson Day - October 9th
- Leif Ericson Viking Ship, Inc.
- Brief History of Leif Erikson's Life & Voyages
Sample proclamations: