Presidents Day
Presidents Day is a national holiday that is celebrated on every 3rd Monday of February. This holiday was originally established in 1885 in recognition of George Washington. This was traditionally celebrated on February 22nd which was actually George Washington's birthday. Presidents Day today is usually a celebration of all past presidents and the current president. There are a couple of things you can do to celebrate President’s Day one of the many ways to do it is to write a letter to the president. Also many ways to honor Presidents Day is to learn more about the past presidents that were in office and what they did to make America great and how they made a huge impact on our communities. Another way is to maybe if you have the chance to go and visit Mount Rushmore which is a national memorial of four specific presidents who are: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. How i will celebrate Presidents Day is by trying to learn about the past presidents and their contributions to this nation and how it impacted my community. Presidents Day is a great way to learn and celebrate the contributions of the past and present Presidents.
Valentine's Day
The history of Valentine's day is a mystery in our knowledge. Although, we do know that February has been celebrated as a month of romance. We do know that Valentine’s day contains Christian and Roman ancient traditions. There were multiple people back then who were known as St. Valentine. One in particular is the one that supposedly inspired Valentine’s day and it's meaning. This man was a priest in the third century in Rome. During that time the Emperor decided that single men were better soldiers than men with wives and children. So then he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine thought that this was an act of injustice so he would still perform marriages for the young men who wanted to be married. When the emperor found out about this he demanded that Valentine was to be put to death. There are other stories where Valentine was killed for helping Christian’s escape a Roman prison. Another story which i think is the proper story for this holiday is that Valentine was a prisoner himself and he was the first person to send the first “valentine” greeting to a girl who he fell in love with. Before his death he wrote a letter that signed “From your Valentine”, this is an expression we still use today. All of these stories show some sort of romantic figure that inspires the Valentine's day we celebrate today. Valentine’s day as we know it today is a day of love were couples will celebrate their love for each other and show it through physically, spiritually,and/or emotionally. This holiday is placed on February 14th every year.A lot of people do not really know the history about this Holiday being Valentine’s day and that it may or not be based/inspired by an actual person.
