Leif Erikson Day in 2023

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AKA Name	Leif Ericson Day, Leif Eriksson Day
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2023 Date	9 October 2023
2024 Date	9 October 2024

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Leif Erikson Day in

Monday, 9 Oct

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Atun-shei dropped *another* masterpiece for Leif Erikson day. youtube.com Did Vikings Explore New England?
— InRange TV (@InRangeTV) October 9, 2023

Replying to @lorraineelizab6 A genetic research project conducted by deCODE in association with Oxford University @UniofOxford showed 63% of Icelandic women are of Irish/Scottish origin, 37% Norse! 80% of the Icelandic men are Norse & only 20% Irish/Scottish! #LeifEriksonDay
— Irish History Bitesize! (@lorraineelizab6) October 9, 2023

Happy Leif Erikson day everyone! "" GIF ALT
— 🎃🐲 Spookaiadn🐉🎃 (@Ckaiadn) October 9, 2023

WEEK 2 OF SPOOKTOBER! Happy Leif Erikson Day! Monday: We dive into @PlaySlenderTA by @BlueIsleStudio Wednesday: Are we nearing the end of Alien: Isolation? by @CAGames Thursday: Stream may be shorter to allow time to get ready for my flight Friday! but we Just… Show more
— CarltonTheWhite (@CarltonTheWhite) October 9, 2023

Replying to @lorraineelizab6 Icelanders are descended from both the Norse colonists who settled there during the Viking Age (8th-11th C) & various Celtic speaking populations that were brought by the Norsemen from their raids in #Ireland & Scotland etc. #LeifEriksonDay
— Irish History Bitesize! (@lorraineelizab6) October 9, 2023

Happy Leif Erikson Day Everyone!
— Ad🎃nspook64 (@Adoncon64) October 9, 2023

HEY EVERYBODY ITS LEIF ERIKSON DAY HINGH A DINGH A DURGEN
— Everything SpongeBob (@PausedSponge) October 9, 2023

Since it isn’t talked about, today is also Leif Erikson Day! Who is Leif Erikson? Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer, discovered North America around the year 1000 AD, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Yes, that is a statue of Erikson on Minnesota Capitol Grounds (1/2)
— Collin Peterson Dem (@IkeIsBased) October 9, 2023

"Leif Erikson": Because today, October 9th, is Leif Erikson day. From Adnspook64
— Why is it Trending? (@whyistrend) October 9, 2023

Happy Leif Erikson Day, North Americans. "Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on continental North America."
— Piper Snaps (@PiperSnaps) October 9, 2023

Leif Erikson Day in 2023

Leif Erikson Day serves to honor Viking Explorer Leif Erikson and celebrate Nordic-American Heritage. Erikson is believed to have been the first European to set foot on the North American continent, having done so nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.