nPosted October 21, 2018
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nToday is the feast day of a Catholic Saint, Saint Ursula.
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Why do the British Virgin Islands celebrate this day? Well, Christopher Columbus sailed around the previously unknown-to-the-Old-World islands, giving out Spanish names like candy (and of course not caring a bit that these places already had names in various Native American languages!).
Why do the British Virgin Islands celebrate this day? Well, Christopher Columbus sailed around the previously unknown-to-the-Old-World islands, giving out Spanish names like candy (and of course not caring a bit that these places already had names in various Native American languages!).n
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| Ursula with just a few of her virgins… |
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nWhen he came across one particular group of islands, he named the entire group Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes. That means “Saint Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins.”
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nAnd now you see where the name “Virgin Islands” comes from!
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nThe British Virgin Islands include more than 60 islands, about 15 of which are inhabited.
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nSt. Ursula’s Day is celebrated by some people with a yacht race. And some people celebrate with religious services, although few people on the islands are Catholic.
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nCheck out the British Virgin Islands – their location, their beaches, their shipwrecks, their coral reefs, their marinas, their loveliness:
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nAlso on this date:
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Anniversary of the first Apple Day in the U.K.
Anniversary of the first Apple Day in the U.K.
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nSinger Celia Cruz’s birthday
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nG4G Day
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nAntilles Day (?)
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nReptile Awareness Day
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nRemembrance Day in Serbia
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nArmed Forces Day in Honduras
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nPlan ahead:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nNovember holidays
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nHistorical anniversaries in November
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