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Presidents’ Day is a national holiday celebrated every third Monday in February. On this day, many Americans travel to D.C to pay their tribute to George Washington who is considered one of the America’s greatest leaders of all times. Furthermore, there are several official Government events to commemorate this important historical figure and celebrations are very patriotic.

Moreover, a variety of attractions such as the Lincoln Memorial holds a wreath-laying ceremony with readings of the “Gettysburg Address” for example. In addition to it, other events that fill Alexandra, Virginia, with many visitors is the George Washington’s Birthday Parade; also, the Old Town in Alexandria, a very important port during the colonial, revolutionary and civil war period, receives plenty of people to celebrate this commemoration. Finally, Mount Vernon, a 500-acre property that was also home of George Washington offers three days of special events, including ceremonies, storytelling and demonstrations.

Controversial Facts about President’s Day

This holiday’s name is officially called Washington’s Birthday since 1971. That year the Congress passed on a bill to celebrate the birth of the first president of the United States and it became a federal holiday.

However, many states choose to name this holiday differently. This is because once that bill was enacted, many citizens thought that they should also celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (on February 12), therefore they decided to name that holiday for Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays. Other citizens decided that if Lincoln was going to be included, then this holiday should me named Presidents’ Day and in that way all former presidents of the United States of America should be honored that day.

As a result, there are states that celebrate Washington’s Birthday as the name of the holiday, others prefer to call it President’s Day and there are others who prefer Presidents’ Day.

States like Alabama celebrate George Washington’s and Thomas Jefferson’s birthdays every third Monday in February (even though Jefferson was born in April). Nevertheless, other states moved their observance of Washington’s birthday, Lincoln’s birthday and Presidents’ Day to November or December to lengthen Thanksgiving Day or Christmas holiday and thus avoid creating additional paid holidays.

These scenarios are possible because Washington’s Birthday is a federal holiday, therefore, the states are not obliged to celebrate their observances on that specific day or even call the event as it is officially named.

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