Trump says he is “carrying pigeon day of ashes”, though the holidays never went

• Donald Trump stated that “he was wearing the dove day of the ashes” In a post on social media. The holidays, however, are a federal holiday consisting of 1971.

Donald Trump says “he has been on pigeon day of ashes”, but the holidays have never left and has been a continuous federal holiday since 1971.

On social networks position During the weekend, Trump said he was “reinstating Columbus’ day under the same rules, dates and locations, as he has had for many decades before.” He did not offer details or indicated exactly how he thought the holidays had disappeared.

Trump aimed, in his place, to the reaction against Columbus that has arisen in recent years, as more people realized the explorer qualities less than heroicsuch as causing diseases, wars and more than it would become the United States and their brutalization of native Americans.

This led to a symbolic name of the Day of the Indigenous Day from 1992. Instead of focusing on Columbus, the day celebrated and honored the Native American peoples and commemorates their stories and cultures. This alternative name was not recognized at the federal level until 2021, when a Biden proclamation also recognized Columbus Day by the name of Indigenous People Day, without renaming the federal level.

Day of indigenous people It is an official holiday of 13 states and dozens of cities, which choose not to honor Columbus’ Day.

That was enough to commission Trump, however. On social media, he wrote “Democrats did their best to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation and all the Italians who love him so much. They demolished their statues and put nothing but” wake up “or even worse, nothing!”

It is not exactly a new terrain. In 2017, Trump announced Columbus in a statement during the holidays but No mention was made of native Americans.

In 2025 Columbus will be held on the second Monday in October, as it has been for more than 50 years.

This story originally presented to Fortune.com