I support VIKINGS DAY... because there is historical proof that Vikings discovered North America and were present and actively living in North America in 1021, having built houses and settlement called Vinland.
The Vikings have documented pre-Columbian contact, having reached North America for the first time as early as the year 1001.
Celebrate THAT instead of Columbus, because they were the first.
Unless we want to include ICE AGE Europeans. There is very strong evidence that early populations of primitive Europeans, during the last Ice Age, crossed the frozen North Atlantic to North America 35,000 years ago, or roughly 20,000 years before the Asians crossed the Bearing Sea 15,000 - 18,000 years ago to become known as the first "Native Americans".
All through the middle ages, European fishermen from France, Portugal, Netherlands etc would follow the North Atlantic currents across the ocean and they fished on the Grand Banks, always heading back before the winter. They had seasonal communities on the coasts, but were never able to establish permanent villages and were often in danger from Indian tribes. The existence of North America was no secret.
However it was only once sailing ships like the Caravel were invented, that European nations were immediately able to push forward and consistently resupply and repopulate their dominions overseas. What followed then was them basically seizing what they believed was already fundamentally their god-given land to own. For example, the French fished in Canada and thus believed Canada was already theirs. The Spanish fished in the Caribbean and thus claimed they owned all that.
I support VIKINGS DAY... because there is historical proof that Vikings discovered North America and were present and actively living in North America in 1021, having built houses and settlement called Vinland.
The Vikings have documented pre-Columbian contact, having reached North America for the first time as early as the year 1001.
Celebrate THAT instead of Columbus, because they were the first.
Unless we want to include ICE AGE Europeans. There is very strong evidence that early populations of primitive Europeans, during the last Ice Age, crossed the frozen North Atlantic to North America 35,000 years ago, or roughly 20,000 years before the Asians crossed the Bearing Sea 15,000 - 18,000 years ago to become known as the first "Native Americans".
In any case, Columbus was a late comer.
I agree. Columbus never actually set foot on the North American continent.
Oh, Finland day would be sweet. A nice Caucasian holiday. What do you think. It can go neck and neck with sink the mayo, and kwatza.
All through the middle ages, European fishermen from France, Portugal, Netherlands etc would follow the North Atlantic currents across the ocean and they fished on the Grand Banks, always heading back before the winter. They had seasonal communities on the coasts, but were never able to establish permanent villages and were often in danger from Indian tribes. The existence of North America was no secret.
However it was only once sailing ships like the Caravel were invented, that European nations were immediately able to push forward and consistently resupply and repopulate their dominions overseas. What followed then was them basically seizing what they believed was already fundamentally their god-given land to own. For example, the French fished in Canada and thus believed Canada was already theirs. The Spanish fished in the Caribbean and thus claimed they owned all that.