What's Open and Closed in Belmont on Washington's Birthday
That's right, the federal government and Massachusetts honors George Washington's Birthday, not the celebration of every president.
It's George Washington's Birthday which is also day one of the February school recess (aka Winter Break) whether you get to spend the holiday at home or at work. What's this? You thought it was Presidents Day? Seems you and many people across the country have been fooled by lazy calendar makers who decided on their own to connect Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays under the holiday's banner. But when Congress passed the bill authorizing a federal holiday on the third Monday in February back in the 1880s, it was done to commemorate the first President of the United States. In fact, federal government and the Massachusetts Secretary of State's web sites clearly note that it's "George Washington's Birthday" that is being celebrated. …
