I just found out that recently was Presidents' Day in the U.S., and honestly I didn't know there was so much history behind it. It turns out it's a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February, so this year it was the 16th. The interesting part is that it all started with celebrating George Washington's birthday, but with a twist: originally, it had two different dates due to a calendar change centuries ago.

Apparently, Washington was born on February 11th according to the calendar they used back then, but when they adopted the Gregorian calendar, the date moved to February 22nd. It wasn't until 1968 that they decided to include Abraham Lincoln and create Presidents' Day as such. And yes, some states celebrate it differently: in Virginia, it's called George Washington Day; in Illinois and New York, they have separate celebrations; and in Alabama, it's called Washington and Jefferson Day.

What's interesting is that these celebrations in the United States aren't as much of a party as they sound, but more educational. They hold parades, tributes at Mount Vernon, activities in museums. And obviously, banks, government offices, and everything else close that day. Stores stay open as usual. Do you celebrate anything like this in your countries?