Presumably it is to honor presidents Washington and Lincoln; however, as a federal holiday it does not really exist -- the federal holiday is Washington's Birthday.
Some states have a Presidents' Day holiday (some state laws spell it Presidents Day or even President's Day) and each state can assign its own purpose to the holiday, so in some states it honors all past presidents.
As a popular holiday, it is mostly the creation of retail stores.
Grammatically, Presidents' Day is NOT correct. The correct spelling should have no apostrophes at all as the day does not BELONG to the presidents, therefore it is not possessive.
to honor all presidents in the past
presidents day start to honer all the presidents.
Yes, all states celebrate Presidents' Day. It is a national holiday.
Yes, all government offices, including the DMV, are closed on Presidents' Day.
They're all federal holidays.
Yes it doesIt depends on the laws of your state. There is no federal holiday called Presidents' Day. Some states have a state holiday called Presidents' Day and depending on the state it may honor Washington and Lincoln or it may honor all former presidents.
20th day of January
Washington's Birthday. There is no federal holiday called Presidents Day regardless of spelling.
Presidents' Day (officially known as "Washington's Birthday", but also known as "President's Day" and "Presidents Day") commemorates the accomplishments of the various Presidents of the United States.It mostly honors presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
It is spelled Presidents' Day.
Presidents' Day was February 18 in 2008.