Leif Erikson Day in 2024

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AKA Name	Leif Ericson Day, Leif Eriksson Day
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2024 Date	9 October 2024
2025 Date	9 October 2025

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Leif Erikson Day in

Wednesday, 9 Oct

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Happy Leif Erikson Day, everyone!
— Rhys Pyle (ThomasTrackmasterRailway) (@rhyspyle1997) October 9, 2024

Replying to @lorraineelizab6 The 11th C Landnámabók (The Icelandic Book of Settlements) states that #Irish monks had been living on #Iceland before the arrival of Norse settlers (874 AD). The basis: monks were leaving behind numerous reminders of their stay, inc Irish books, bells & crosiers! Show more
— Irish History Bitesize! (@lorraineelizab6) October 9, 2024

can’t even imagine how bad their internal polling had to be for them to put this out. happy leif erikson day though!!
— Freia (@moonbeamdreams_) October 9, 2024

Today is Leif Erikson Day Two Sagas tell the story of Leif and the Norse adventures who explored North America a thousand years ago. Here’s a few interesting bits from them
— Banished Kent (@kentbanishearl) October 9, 2024

Had to let everyone at Citi Field know it’s Leif Erikson Day
— Mets Spongebob (@MetsSpongebob) October 9, 2024

Happy Leif Eiríksson Day everybody! Today we celebrate Iceland’s famed Viking explorer #LeifEriksonDay
— Sif (@IceSif) October 9, 2024

Day in History: October 9 World Post Day — Celebrates the global postal system's role in connecting people and improving logistics worldwide. Leif Erikson Day — USA. Honors the first Norse explorer to set foot in North America. Show more
— Umaimah Afreen (@U_Afreen02) October 9, 2024

Happy Leif Erikson Day to all my followers and friends across Northern America and Iceland! Here's to celebrating the spirit of exploration and the enduring legacy of Norse Viking adventurers. Skål!
— Viking History (@vikinghistoric) October 9, 2024

BREAKING NEWS: It’s Leif Erikson Day!
— Bikini Bottom News (@BBNewsStation) October 9, 2024

Happy Leif Erikson Day! October 9th recognizes and is a celebration of the legacy and spirit of Leif Erikson and the Nordic people. Leif Erikson was born in Iceland, his father Erik the Red discovered and settled Greenland bringing his family and kindred. Leif was tasked by… Show more
— DEI 4 White Guys (@DEI4WhiteGuys) October 9, 2024

Leif Erikson Day in 2024

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.