Janet's Creative Cottage: Happy President's Day!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Happy President's Day!

Welcome to my blog!

It's President's Day and my kids are off from school. Yay! It's beautiful here in West Palm Beach. Hope you are enjoying your day as much as I am.

Here is a bit of information about today's holiday.

Washington's Birthday is a United States federal celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.

It is also a state holiday in most states where it is known by a variety of names including Presidents Day and Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday and officially celebrates, depending upon the state, Washington alone, Washington and Lincoln, or some other combination of U.S. presidents. Some states celebrate Washington and the third president Thomas Jefferson but not Lincoln.

Colloquially, the holiday is widely known as "Presidents Day" and is often an occasion to celebrate, or at least remember, all presidents and not just George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Both Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays are in February. In historical rankings both Lincoln and Washington are frequently, but not always, the top two presidents.

Many of you will go out to stores and enjoy the sales. And why not? It's great to save and buy the things you enjoy. I have a few products I would like to share with you. They are now available in my shop.