Happy Presidents Day!
Facts on Presidents Day
According to Wikipedia, Presidents Day is not a federal holiday – but George Washington’s birthday is. Washington’s Birthday is celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of the first President of the United States, and concurrent with Presidents Day. We could get even more technical and say Presidents Day is actually a misspelling. However, without being recognized as a formal holiday, it has no formal name. Presidents’ Day used be the more predominant spelling, but Presidents Day is becoming increasingly popular.
Celebrating Our Nation’s Leaders
Although the aforementioned factoids are interesting they are also confusing. Let’s just focus on the people this day celebrates – our nation’s leaders.
From Wikipedia, here are a few different ways Presidents Day, President’s Day and Washington’s Birthday are recognized around America.
- In Massachusetts, the state officially celebrates “Washington’s Birthday” on the same day as the Federal holiday. State law also directs the governor to issue an annual “Presidents Day” proclamation on May 29 (John F. Kennedy‘s birthday) honoring the presidents with Massachusetts roots: Kennedy, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Calvin Coolidge.
- Alabama uniquely observes the day as “Washington and Jefferson Day”, even though Thomas Jefferson’s birthday is in April.
- In Connecticut, Missouri and Illinois, while Washington’s Birthday is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week.
- In Washington’s home state of Virginia, the holiday is legally known as “George Washington Day.”
We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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