Most calendars indicate that today is Presidents’ Day. But it has come to my attention that this is a misnomer which truly misses the mark. Popular observance of President’s Day have come down to silly sales and a day off for the government. While we might enjoy the bargains at the malls and the time off in and around the District of Calamity, we really ought to observe the real meaning behind the holiday.
Prior to the standardization of the Uniform Holiday Act in 1971, the shortest month used to have two holidays, both Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12th) and Washington’s Birthday (February 22nd) which many states observed. Even though an early draft of the Uniform Holiday Act referred to the third Monday in February as Presidents’ Day, the Congress never changed the observance from “Washington’s Birthday”.
Rather than have a holiday celebrating the general office of the Presidency, or being forced to celebrate James K. Polk, it seems appropriate to honor the father of our country, George Washington.
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