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What is Presidents’ Day, and Why Do We Care?

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Logo with American flag in background and Abe Lincoln and George Washington silhouettes sitting atop of logo

 

PRESIDENTS DAY OBSERVATION

For many people, Presidents’ Day in the United States goes pretty much unnoticed.  Many view it as a day off from work.  Others see it as a day for “President’s Day Sales!”

Have you ever stopped to think about this important day of recognition?  And in addition, just what it means?

 

WHAT IS PRESIDENTS DAY?

Each year, President’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February.  Established in 1885, its creation is in recognition of the first President of the United State of America. Specifically, George Washington.  Presidents’ Day is now properly and popularly viewed. It is the day to celebrate all U.S. Presidents.

 

GOOGLE SEARCH

A quick scan of the internet shows that some people feel disdain about our Presidents. In specific, both past and present.  I did a Google search under the keywords, “Is Presidents’ Day Important?”  Some chains in forums and chat rooms were a litany of vitriol and cynicism.

 

WHY IS THE DAY SIGNIFICANT?

I think many of us miss the point of why this day should be significant. For me, it is less a celebration of the actual people who became US Presidents.  It is more the recognition of a basic freedom we hold as Americans. Noteably, the right to freely choose and elect our leaders.

 

RESPECT FOR LEADERSHIP

Whether you like or dislike a particular President’s actions and policies, we as free citizens publicly and openly choose our Presidents (and all of our elected officials).  This is a sacred right we hold as Americans – one that brave men and women in our armed forces are willing to lay down their lives to protect.

 

WHAT TO DO ON PRESIDENTS DAY?

This Presidents’ Day, I’ll probably do what I usually do – attend the final day of the Miami Boat Show, inspecting private luxury yacht charter vessels to present to our clients for their 2016 vacations.  I will, however, pause for a moment, and give a nod to our Presidents for their service to our country, and of course, I’ll be wearing my American Flag pin over my heart as a reminder…

More importantly, I’ll reflect on the more than 200 years of opportunities that we as United States citizens have gathered openly, and without fear, to freely cast our ballots and elect a President to lead our nation.  We are so fortunate to live in these great United States.

 

SPRING BREAK

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