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[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Because originally the holiday just celebrated the first US president, George Washington and then they consolidated into Presidents Day so they didn't have plethora of Dead President Birthday holidays.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

We had Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday both as holidays when I was a kid. Lincoln was born in November, so it wasn't a perfect balance with February, but it was close enough to one.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Yeah and I think they collapsed into president's day to avoid adding a day for Kennedy.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

That would make sense.

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