Discovery Day the Dominican Republic which both recognize the holiday. Discovery Day Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commemorating the discovery of land, gold, and other significant national discoveries. In the Bahamas Discovery Day was a public holiday on October 12, that celebrated the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World in 1492. It coincided with the Columbus Day celebrations of many other countries in the Americas. Columbus's initial landfall was on the now-unknown island of Guanahani in the Bahamas in 1492. It was last observed as a holiday in 2012 and has been replaced by National Heroes Day
Filipino Heritage Month June. Filipino Heritage Month Filipino Heritage Month is a month-long celebration in Canada. Filipino Heritage Month was introduced by Councillor Neethan Shan in November 2017, along with Paulina Corpuz whom started the petition, where the city council passed the motion unanimously. Starting 2018, Toronto celebrated Filipino Heritage Month in June, becoming Canadian's first city to create heritage month for Filipinos. The Toronto Catholic District School Board also voted on May 17 of 2018 to declare June 12th to be Filipino Heritage Day and June to be Filipino Heritage Month, across all Catholic elementary and secondary school in Toronto. As of