So tomorrow is yet another “holiday” that my company doesn’t support. What’s the use of national holidays, those that are there to honor our leaders (religious or political), our freedom fighters, our country, or just a little recognition of fun. Monday is a holiday for most in the financial world, and as my world revolves around that, I’m sure I’ll have a slow day.
I took a moment to check out our holiday as my Porto Rico Importing Company calendar states it’s Washington’s Birthday Observed. Mean while all the commercials and it seems socially known as President’s/Presidents’/Presidents Day… Ever since 1968, federal law has decreed the third Monday in February to be Washington’s Birthday… for the purpose of creating a three day weekend for the working class of America.
According to “Prologue”, the magazine of the National Archives, it was a local department-store promotion that went national when retailers discovered that generic Presidents closed more revenue that a single popular one. I too have wondered if Fox news will pick up the fight here against the dissolve of holiday’s with a War on Washington’s Birthday story.
Washington’s birthday was actually either Feb. 11th, 1731 or Feb 22nd, 1732 – depending on the calendar used.
At any rate, I only bring this up because I’d like to properly celebrate the man for whom the day was created – one president, our founding father, rather than have to lump all presidents into a day of celebration, including those, IMHO, that don’t deserve to be recognized. I shall celebrate in my own way, despite having to still be in the office, per my employer. Salute and have a great three day weekend all.