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Is it Presidents Day? Or is it Washington\u2019s Birthday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a way, it\u2019s both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. It was first celebrated on Feb. 22, 1800, to celebrate the birthday of America\u2019s first president the year after he died. George Washington died of a throat infection and was buried within the week in the family vault at Mount Vernon, according to the historic site\u2019s website. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington\u2019s birthday didn\u2019t immediately become a federally designated holiday, as the newly minted country had much to consider. It wasn\u2019t until the 1870s when Sen. Stephen Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas<\/a> proposed the measure for President Rutherford B. Hayes<\/a> to sign into law, according to History.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, the holiday has evolved to include commemorating the life of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday was also in February. In later years, it\u2019s been noted that former Presidents William Henry Harrison and Ronald Reagan also had February birthdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Uniform Monday Holiday Act enacted in the 1960s is what morphed the two celebrations together as a way to shift disparate holidays to Mondays permanently, which in turn created long weekends for the country\u2019s workers that lawmakers at the time thought could help with employee absenteeism. Most of the 11 federal holidays in 2023 will on a Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the honorary birthdays merged into one holiday, the name \u201cPresidents Day\u201d caught on because retailers used it to promote sales; Congress had initially rejected the new name, according to Britannica<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 20. and is a holiday for most federal workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of Personnel Management even has its own take on the day\u2019s naming convention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis holiday is designated as \u2018Washington\u2019s Birthday\u2019 … in United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter what you call it, banks, schools and non-essential government offices are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who are required to work are generally entitled to holiday premium pay<\/a>, according to OPM, which is double their basic pay rate. Federal law does not require state governments and private institutions to close on federal holidays, though many do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next federal holiday is Memorial Day on (you guessed it!) Monday, May 29, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A statue of General George Washington stands as a tour guide dressed in colonial costume shows leads a tour of the State House in Annapolis, MD, August 12, 2010. (JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Celebrate Presidents Day 2023 around the Capitol region<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In modern times, the holiday is celebrated with educational events, parades and trips to the National Mall if the D.C. winter weather permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mount Vernon is offering free admissio<\/a>n on Feb. 20 for all visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Museum of the United States Army<\/a> is also offering special events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also watch a parade in Old Town Alexandria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, you can visit the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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