Presidents Day, often known as Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day, is a federal vacation in america that honors all former presidents. It was established in 1885 in honor of George Washington, the primary president of america. The vacation is widely known on the third Monday of February, which in 2025 falls on February seventeenth.
The vacation is commonly seen as a time to mirror on the contributions of previous presidents and the significance of the presidency. Additionally it is a time to have a good time the values of democracy and freedom that america was based on.