Talk:Leif Erikson Day

Trivia
Why in the world does this page talk about an obscure reference to this holiday in one episode of a cartoon series? I'm moving this reference here.
 * Maybe re-word and re-add it under "References in Popular Culture". And add a link to the particular episode, "Bubble Buddy". 209.226.132.74 06:29, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Leif Erikson Day in Spongebob
Spongebob Squarepants uses Leif Erikson Day in a note to Patrick Star. The note reads, "Hey everybody!!!! It's Leif Ericson Day!!!!! HINGA DINGA DURGEN!!!!!!!!"

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 * Actually, it's a note FROM Patrick left to his friend SpongeBob. "Dear SpongeBob, Went to get more giant paper. Uhhhh, Patrick. PS, Happy Leif Erikson Day! Hinga dinga durgen!" Cleveland Rock 20:23, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Patrick's note did not say "Hinga Dinga Durgen". Spongebob did. Patrick accidentally said "Yerga Hinger Dinger". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FCC8:BE92:F000:7DAD:AEF9:F970:540D (talk) 20:46, 9 October 2016 (UTC)


 * It shouldn't be added, because there is no proof that it has anything to do with the actual holiday. e ST e MSHORN (T/C) 11:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Certainly no reliable, independent source has been presented that this is a notable aspect of Leif Erikson Day. And if the articles on other holidays and observances included every minor mention in a cartoon, they would be flooded with trivia. Jonathunder (talk) 18:30, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

It should (should) be noted that the NARRator said it was a made (up) holiday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.20.22 (talk) 04:08, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

It was sponge Bob who said Hinga dinga durgen. Then Patrick said it (sort of) and thats where the phrase ends. HingaDingaDergen (talk) 14:58, 11 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Patrick said Yerger Hinger Dinger 2A00:23C6:BE86:B401:A02E:5724:4A0A:3567 (talk) 11:36, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

according to this https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022407/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-leif-erikson-day it was declared a us holiday in 2009, yet spongebob did s02e06 in 2000-2001 ish. I think the evidence shows obama was a spongebob fan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.214.9.169 (talk) 12:25, 29 April 2018 (UTC)


 * As the history section of this article shows, it's been a holiday for nearly a century now in some U.S. states, yet every year someone who learned history from a children's cartoon wants to add some silly SpongeBob bit. Per POPCULTURE, if that's significant, provide some third-party sources saying so. Otherwise, it's not spongeworthy. Jonathunder (talk) 20:44, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

It's been referenced on Nickelodeon's offical social media sites and it's in the cartoon. What other sources are needed to include a reference to Spongebob in the Wikipedia article? Godgundam10 (talk) 20:44, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Refer to WP:POPCULTURE and WP:NOTEWORTHY. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 00:12, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Controversy
do you guys think that hinga dinga durgen comment is like lowkey offensive or what — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.216.41.38 (talk) 21:07, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

so why exactly is there even a controversy page on here? it only references Donald Trump's one instance where he retroactively declared it the next day. that hardly seems controversial, let alone relevant to the holiday itself. Other editors say that the citations shown are the controversy sources, but those are merely the official proclamations for the holiday, which are all dated for Oct 9th and don't mention any sort of controversy69.224.107.100 (talk) 20:14, 18 October 2017 (UTC)69.224.107.100 (talk) 21:18, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

Misspelling
Erikson is really spelled Ericsson This should be changed....imho Interpolarity 13:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * "Leif Erikson Day" is spelled exactly as it is in the federal law and presidential proclamation establishing the day. As for Erikson, there is more than one spelling, and this is the most common in connection with this day. Jonathunder 13:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Erikson has to be spelled with two "s", "Eriksson". It cannot be spelled with a "c". The rest of the spelling varies with time and place, but there is ALWAYS two s, because the first is the genitive (Erik's) and the second is the first letter in the word "son" (same meaning as in English). I therefore propose that the article title is correct because the name is misspelled in the U.S. law, but that we in the article text itself spell his name with two s's (not a double s, mind you, that is a separate letter in German). Dr Ulf Erlingsson (talk) 11:49, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Why are people arguing over how it's spelled? How it's spelled in the cartoon should be how it is spelled in the Wikipedia article, as that's what we're talking about. --67.142.112.132 (talk) 02:28, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Ericsson and Vinland
According to me, it would not be bad to add more lines about Vinland. I have found: "While the map has been radiocarbon-dated to between 1423 and 1445, it appears to have been coated with an unknown substance in the 1950s. This could be an undocumented attempt at preservation, or it could be part of a forger’s attempt to draw a new map over an old one. It’s unclear whether this substance is over or under some of the ink on the page… The ink itself has been chemically analysed, and dated to after 1923 due to the presence of anatase – a synthetic pigment in use only since the 1920s. Natural anatase has been demonstrated in various Mediaeval manuscripts, though. As for the content of the map, a number of questions challenge the age of the document. Greenland is presented as an island – a fact not physically proven until the turn of the 20th century and unknown to the Vikings, who mostly thought it a peninsula descending from the north. Several passages in the text are equally anomalous. Finally, the best argument against the map’s veracity seems to be that the Vikings were such good seafarers that they didn’t use nautical maps at all…" tommy 17:22, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * This is an article about Leif Erikson Day, not about theories on Viking exploration. Jonathunder 14:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Holiday stub
It's not a stub-article, so the category doesn't seem appropriate. Tedickey (talk) 12:24, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.127.8.82 (talk) 20:37, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

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Leif Erikson/Eriksson/etc. Day is the day before Columbus Day--that's the point. Since Columbus Day was made to be a Monday holiday, L.E. Day will always be a Sunday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18E:C500:72A6:A93F:B582:8EE:4EED (talk) 01:46, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * That's probably why they made it October 9, which in 2017 falls on a Monday, making Columbus Day and Leif Erikson Day the same day. "The date was chosen because the ship Restauration coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived in New York Harbor on October 9, 1825, at the start of the first organized immigration from Norway ..." a fortunate coincidence. 162.89.0.47 (talk) 21:33, 9 October 2017 (UTC) Eric

I stand corrected, October 9 it is. But I still wish the version I had heard had been true: the day before Columbus Day would have had more sting.
 * There may be some truth to that. Leif Erikson Day has often been contrasted with Columbus Day, especially when it was a new observance. Jonathunder (talk) 20:43, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

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Why "all but verified" instead of "verified"?
Isn't it a historical fact that they indeed arrived? --ExperiencedArticleFixer (talk) 10:04, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

Why Minnesota?
On the page's infobox, it says the holiday "is observed by United States, Canada, Iceland, Minnesota, other places with Nordic communities." I was wondering why is Minnesota included in this list when it is already covered by "United States"? Okay thanks, bye. Swaggerding (talk) 21:56, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like it has been fixed. Thank you for pointing it out. Jonathunder (talk) 13:17, 10 October 2020 (UTC)