Leif Ericsson Day

Leif Ericsson Day
День Лифа Эриксона
Праздник штата [state holiday] в Миннесоте и Висконсине, где большой процент населения составляют выходцы из Скандинавии. Отмечается ежегодно 9-10 октября в честь викингов, которые, как считается, были первыми европейцами, доплывшими до берегов Америки под предводительством Эриксона [Ericsson, Leif]

English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2013.

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