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Presidents Day, George Washington

Why is Washington's birthday a holiday? How Presidents Day came to be. | Opinion

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

Washington Times · 3d

Presidents Day, once celebration of Washington’s birth, increasingly retail-focused holiday

NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the ...

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the United States will once again commemorate its first president on Monday,

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Presidents Day is federally recognized as Washington's Birthday. Here's why the name differs depending on your state

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in ...

USA Today3d

Is Presidents Day a federal holiday? Will government offices be closed? Here's what to know

While the holiday is sometimes misunderstood as a celebration of the lives and birthdays of all U.S. presidents, the holiday was originally called Washington's Birthday and celebrates the ...

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