It depends on which holiday you are talking about. There are many different holidays that honor many different groups of people.
This holiday is celebrated to give honor to Jesus and God.
No. Labor day is a day to honor workers.
President's Day
July 14 a civic holiday is celebrated in honor of Harriet Tubman.
Washington's birthday.
To honor the people who died in the war
Thanksgiving
Presedents day.
People honor workers and their contributions to society. The holiday was originally celebrated as a day of rest for unions.
Memorial Day was the first national holiday to honor the military dead from war (Civil War).
Memorial Day was the first national holiday to honor the military dead from war (Civil War).
Generally, it honors Washington and Lincoln's birthdays. Nationally, "Presidents' Day" is an unofficial holiday commonly honoring Presidents Washington and Lincoln. There actually is no official federal holiday by this name. At the state level, some states do have an official holiday by this name, but depending on the state it may honor Washington and Lincoln, or it may honor all past presidents.