(NEXSTAR) — Monday is creeping ever-closer, but regardless of whether or not this is a long weekend for you, there’s one less task you’ll have to perform on October 13: checking your mailbox.
Monday, Columbus Day, is one of several holidays observed by federal offices and banks.
That includes the U.S. Postal Service, which will take the day off, leaving you without any new mail in your mailbox on Monday. (Unlike other government offices and agencies, the U.S. Postal Service is otherwise unaffected by the ongoing government shutdown.)
Other delivery services, like FedEx, UPS, and Amazon, will be available on Monday.
Your local bank will also likely be closed for the day. Local services like garbage pickup and libraries may close in observance of the holiday as well. It’s best to confirm hours and availability online or by calling ahead.
In 2021, President Joe Biden became the first president to declare the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day. An increasing number of Americans have, in recent years, opted to observe Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, pointing to the violence explorer Christopher Columbus inflicted on Native communities, The Hill previously reported.
The holiday was previously referred to as Indigenous Peoples Day. President Donald Trump brought Columbus Day “back from the ashes” in April, accusing Democrats of doing “everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus” and “his reputation.”
As he did throughout his first term, Trump did not mention Indigenous Peoples Day in his Columbus Day proclamation made last week.
“This Columbus Day, we honor his life with reverence and gratitude, and we pledge to reclaim his extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue from the left-wing arsonists who have sought to destroy his name and dishonor his memory,” Thursday’s proclamation read.
It continues, reading: “Outrageously, in recent years, Christopher Columbus has been a prime target of a vicious and merciless campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage. Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces. Under my leadership, those days are finally over — and our Nation will now abide by a simple truth: Christopher Columbus was a true American hero, and every citizen is eternally indebted to his relentless determination.”
An analysis by the Pew Research Center found that in only 20 states is Columbus Day a paid holiday for state workers, despite 30 states recognizing the holiday in some form.
Next year, Columbus Day will fall on October 12. Meanwhile, the next federal-observed holiday (as well as a holiday established by Trump) is a month away.
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