Since 1971, The third Monday in February marks the birthday of George Washington, the first President of the United States. However, this date is commonly recognized as the President’s day o Presidents Day to celebrate all presidents, past and present. This 2023, the holiday is celebrated on February 20.
Presidents Day 2023: In which states is it a holiday?
Because the official holiday is George Washington’s birthday, several states do not celebrate Presidents’ Day, while some others celebrate both or neither. Although renaming the holiday Presidents Day has been debated, it has never been made official.
Nevertheless, each state observes and writes this day differently, either as George Washington’s birthday, Presidents’ Day, or Presidents Day.
In accordance with CNET, Alaska, Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Washington observe this holiday as the President’s day.
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On the other hand, Nevada, New Jersey, and Oregon use ‘President’s Day’but these are not all the options:
- In Alabama the George Washington/Thomas Jefferson’s birthday.
- In Arizonais he Lincoln/Washington Day and Presidents Day.
- In arkansas, is recognized both george washington birthday As the daisy bates dayin honor of the late civil rights defender.
- Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan y Nueva York they recognize him as the washington’s birthday
- Maine watches him as he Washington birthday or President’s Day.
- Minnesota recognizes him as the Washington and Lincoln’s birthday.
- In Montana is celebrated on Lincoln and Washington birthday.
- Ohio celebrate the Washington-Lincoln Day.
- In Utah, is known as the Washington and Lincoln Day.
- Virginia, where Washington lived, use the George Washington Day.
- In Georgia the washington birthdaybut this 2023 will be observed until Tuesday, December 26.
- In California, the holiday is classified simply as “the third Monday in February”, while Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin do not observe Presidents’ Day nor George Washington’s birthday as a state holiday at all.
