National day from country to country. For example, Spain's national day Fiesta Nacional de España is held on 12 October, the day celebrated in other countries as Columbus Day or "Día de la Raza", and commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. A military parade is held in Madrid celebrating the occasion. The national day in France is 14 July and known as the "Fête nationale" (known in English-speaking countries as Bastille Day) commemorating the Storming of the Bastille, which is considered the start of the French Revolution. It is widely celebrated and the French Tricolour is much in
Filipino Heritage Month 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 June