In case you missed it, this summer our Pennsylvania courts reinstated Columbus Day as the official celebration of the second Monday in October — this, after former Mayor Jim Kenney’s 2021 executive order that the day be rechristened as Indigenous People’s Day, in order to recognize Columbus’s cruelty towards Native Americans.

Proponents of Columbus Day, on the other hand, cite the holiday’s creation after a 19th century killing of 11 Italians in New Orleans, and a desire to give voice to the city’s large Italian-American community.

Both communities will hold celebrations this weekend, and throughout the month. Here’s a sampling of how you can honor the traditions in Philly:

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY IN PHILLY

Experience living history at the Museum of the American Revolution

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