Ethnic Pride Day
🇸🇻 El Salvador
- Public Holiday
- Countrywide
- Fixed date
Overview
Ethnic Pride Day is observed in El Salvador on October 12 and is known locally as DÃa de la Raza. The Spanish name, often translated as Day of the Race or Day of the People, belongs to a Latin American tradition of marking the date of Columbus's 1492 arrival in the Americas with reflection on shared identity.
What It Is
Ethnic Pride Day falls on October 12 and is a public holiday in El Salvador, so the date is a day off for most people. In 2026 it falls on a Monday.
Why It Matters
DÃa de la Raza grew out of early twentieth-century efforts in Latin America to mark the date of Columbus's arrival as a celebration of shared Hispanic heritage. Other countries followed Argentina's 1916 decree, with Venezuela and Colombia adopting the day in 1921 and Chile in 1922. The English name Ethnic Pride Day puts the emphasis on pride in cultural and ethnic identity.
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