Dead Presidents: When is Presidents Day? History of the American Holiday
Dead Presidents!
When is Presidents Day? History of the American Holiday —
[Feb. 18]
No, I’m not talking about surfer dudes Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reaves dressed up in Dead Presidents costume masks, going out to rob banks and otherwise defy all adrenaline odds — including death — in the blockbuster surfer movie called Point Break. Our real presidents weren’t quite that death-defying. While Point Break was a pretty decent movie and full of excitement, there is just as much drama in understanding the American holiday called Presidents Day.
When is Presidents Day 2011? This year, we’ll be celebrating it on February 21, which is — of course — on a Monday to create a three day holiday vacation for people to relax and make short travel day trips to see friends and family (or do some spring cleaning after the Christmas and New Years Holidays).
Presidents day is not a day that Barack Obama gets to take off as a god given day of leisure. It is actually a national holiday in America that was designated to celebrate some very special and important dead presidents birthdays. However, it is kind of a strange holiday as no one really celebrates the event any more — but it is still on the calendar as a national holiday.