President's Day

President's Day

It is a holiday that is always celebrated every third Monday of February. It was originally established in 1885 across the whole country and is still officially called "Washington's Birthday" even though his birthday is February 22. It was created to make more three day weekends for the nation's workers. President's Day is viewed to celebrate all the presidents in history. Even though it was established for Washington's remembrance, three other presidents are celebrated on this same day. They are Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison and Ronald Reagan. Now this holiday is often celebrated to remember but in schools when this day is around the corner teachers often like to teach about the presidents. People who work often give specials in products and a lot of sale promotions.This holiday is mainly to celebrate all the presidents around the country and pay respect for their honor. This is one of the reasons that in 1848 Washington's monument was built, to honor his memory and cause national celebration.