President Day

[D21howie]

Happy Presidents Day

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[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Each state celebrates differently today. 

So, to include everyone:

Happy President's Day (about 1/4 of the states spell the holiday to honor only one president)

Happy Presidents' Day (about 1/3 of the states spell the holiday to honor multiple presidents, because there used to be separate Washington's and Lincoln's birthday holidays in February.  This is the spelling most commonly used by calendar makers)

Happy Presidents Day (a few states use this grammatically incorrect spelling for the holiday)

Happy Washington's Birthday (about 1/3 of the states still call it Washington's Birthday, including the federal government)

Happy Third Monday in February (this is the new legal name of the holiday in California, whose legislature decided to remove references to any president from the holiday, because they all have done something California disagrees with).  Source: California Government Code section 6700

Edited February 16 by Vegas_Millennial

[ShortCutie7]

6 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

 

Happy Presidents' Day (about 1/3 of the states spell the holiday to honor multiple presidents, because there used to be separate Washington's and Lincoln's birthday holidays in February.  This is the spelling most commonly used by calendar makers)

Some NY offices were closed both Thursday for Lincoln’s birthday and today for Presidents’ Day. Many NYC schools are closed this week for Mid-Winter Recess, which encompasses Presidents’ Day and Lunar New Year- Lincoln’s birthday is basically the only holiday that a significant number of people are off but schools are not!

[+ PhileasFogg]

I remember recently being frustrated with a local municipal water system not returning my calls

i drove there

they were closed for - get this - Confederate Memorial Day!   Talk about tone deaf…

[BuckCanucked]

21 minutes ago, ShortCutie7 said:

Some NY offices were closed both Thursday for Lincoln’s birthday and today for Presidents’ Day. Many NYC schools are closed this week for Mid-Winter Recess, which encompasses Presidents’ Day and Lunar New Year- Lincoln’s birthday is basically the only holiday that a significant number of people are off but schools are not!

As a protestant/secular high school kid when we moved to New York from the west coast I loved the abundant holidays schools would or could close for. The more obscure Jewish holidays, almost weekly  Catholic holidays (I first learned about Maudy Thursday) and a spattering of Muslim, Hindi, and other days off, or at least days optional, or days spent learning about the holiday... which were very 'light' days, even in high school.

[BuckCanucked]

3 minutes ago, PhileasFogg said:

I remember recently being frustrated with a local municipal water system not returning my calls

i drove there

they were closed for - get this - Confederate Memorial Day!   Talk about tone deaf…

[+ azdr0710]

2 hours ago, PhileasFogg said:

I remember recently being frustrated with a local municipal water system not returning my calls

i drove there

they were closed for - get this - Confederate Memorial Day!   Talk about tone deaf…

What day of the year is Confederate Memorial Day??  Do you know if it is just in your state or south-wide??  Thanks. 

[mike carey]

10 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Happy Presidents Day (a few states use this grammatically incorrect spelling for the holiday)

It is correct grammar, although the case can be made for both versions. If you think about it, it's saying that it's the day about presidents, not really the day that belongs to presidents. There is no Independence's Day, but with Presidents Day the word ending in 's' makes it appear as if it should be possessive case. For a closer parallel illustration, it's Martin Luther King Day, not 'King's'.

[+ PhileasFogg]

2 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

What day of the year is Confederate Memorial Day??  Do you know if it is just in your state or south-wide??  Thanks. 

On different days in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina 

[Becket]

8 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

What day of the year is Confederate Memorial Day??  Do you know if it is just in your state or south-wide??  Thanks. 

I remember that the state of Mississippi celebrated the day up until very recently. Maybe they still do, not quite sure.

Edited February 17 by Becket

[+ Pensant]

A bit off topic, but in 2015 I visited Oxford, MS. I’d never been in Mississippi before and was curious. A very cute college town and the home of Ole Miss. I was shocked to see their state flag and Confederate monuments, even on campus. I understand the flag has been redesigned.

[BuckCanucked]

9 hours ago, mike carey said:

It is correct grammar, although the case can be made for both versions. If you think about it, it's saying that it's the day about presidents, not really the day that belongs to presidents. There is no Independence's Day, but with Presidents Day the word ending in 's' makes it appear as if it should be possessive case. For a closer parallel illustration, it's Martin Luther King Day, not 'King's'.

Ooo. You can explore my etymology anytime. Dip that big red felt tip into my Oxford comma and stroke my dangling participle. I'm putty in your hands.

[+ PhileasFogg]

2 hours ago, Becket said:

I remember that the state of Mississippi celebrated the day up until very recently. Maybe they still do, not quite sure.

It is an official state holiday and apparently one for the “city” of D’Iberville as well