One of the most important national holidays is celebrated in the USA on Monday – Presidents day, also known as the birthday of the country's first president, George Washington. All American leaders are honored on this day., of which there are today in history 44.
Initially, this holiday was dedicated to the birthday of President George Washington and was celebrated 22 February. It became an official day off later. 80 years after his death – in 1879 year. However, in 1971 year, a law was adopted on the unification of holidays, according to which a significant part of the holidays began to be tied not to the date, but by the day of the week, or rather Monday. This saves employers from weekends., and Americans have more three-day weekends. The sacrifice is chronological accuracy: Washington's birthday began to be celebrated every third Monday in February. Then, at the same time, an offer was made to celebrate on this holiday and the birthday of the most popular President in US history, President Abraham Lincoln., born 12 February.
Ultimately, as in almost every area of life in the United States, there is no unity between the states: many of them have different traditions of, how to celebrate this day, how to call him and whose memory to honor. For example, Alabama honors another founding father and president in addition to Washington – Thomas Jefferson, who was actually born in April. In most states, the holiday is known as Presidents Day..
Wreaths to be laid at Washington and Lincoln monuments in the capital of the country. The main celebrations take place in the homeland of the first president in Virginia, where is his house-museum. There, entertainment events with historical overtones are organized on the festive weekend., colorful performances with the participation of artists and musicians, and guests are treated to corn cakes with honey and butter – favorite food of the first president of the United States.
Americans love to spend this day out of town. In recent years, many people prefer to surrender to shopping., because in honor of the holiday, shops offer big discounts.
US stock exchanges are closed on this day !
