Friday, February 12, 2016

presidents day

       

 

PRESIDENTS DAY

Presidents day is a holiday celebrated on February 15. It is celebrated to honor the presidents of the united states. There is many names used for this holiday it just depends on the states law. Some of these names include, Presidents' day, President's day and Washington's and Lincoln's birthday. However this holiday is mostly recognized for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. At first it was just to celebrate George Washington's which was on February  22. However, they decides to center the holiday on Abraham Lincoln because his birthday also fell in mid February.


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