American President’s Day
Introduction and origin –
President's Day, also
known as Washington's Birthday, is a federal holiday observed in the United
States on the third Monday of February. President’s day that celebrate all U.S.
presidents specifically George Washington who was born on
February 22, the first President of the United States. Sen. Steven
Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas was the first one to propose this day as federal
holiday and in 1879 president Rutherford B. Hayes signed it into law. Since
then it’s called “Washington’s birthday’’ which was only applied to District of
Columbia. But in 1885, the celebration expanded to the entire country. America
celebrates this day to pay tribute to all American presidents, past and
present.
How to celebrate
President Day
President's Day is viewed
as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance. Many patriotic and
historical groups stage celebrations, re-enactments and other events to
highlight this holiday. Around the country, historic and patriotic groups hold events
and celebrations. Schools in a number of States are required to
spend the days teaching students about the accomplishments of United States'
presidents, specifically focusing on the lives of Washington and Lincoln.
How
American kids celebrate President Day
Kids on Presidents
day learn more about this day and develop a better understanding and know the
importance of the day. Children plans Presidential skits, watch George
Washington’s Birthday Parade, pay visit to exhibition at The American History
Museum and bake a cherry pie to honor President
Washington.
BOOKS
FOR PRESIDENT’S DAY –
1. SO,
You Want TO BE PRESIDENT? (Link)
2. FLY
GUY PRESENTS: The White house (Link)
3. Abe
Lincoln’s Dream (Link)
4. If I
ran for President (Link)
5. Scholastic
News Nonfiction Readers –American symbols; What does the president do? (Link)
6. The kid
who became President (Link)
7. President’s day (Link)
8. Abraham Lincoln (Link)
9. A.
Lincoln and Me (Link
)
Quotes
By President’s –
1. “I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a
rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.” – Woodrow Wilson
2. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you
want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Woodrow Wilson
3. “Posterity — you will never know how much it
has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use
of it.” – John Quincy Adams
4. “America was not built on fear. America was
built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job
at hand.” – Harry S. Truman
5. “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
GREETING
MESSAGES –
1.
“Honouring the leaders of our country. Happy President’s Day.”
2.
“Salute to all the great presidents who ruled our country. Your great
deeds are always remembered. Happy President’s
3.
America was
fortunate to get a president like George Washington and today on his birthday I
just want to spread the word that follow his footprints to make America what he
dreamt of. Happy President’s day.
4.
Posterity —
you will never realize the amount it has cost my generation to preserve your
opportunity. I trust you will utilize it. Never let him down. He worked really
hard for this. Happy President’s day.
5.
A
president’s hardest task is not to make the wisest decision, yet to realize
what is correct. He did everything. Happy President’s day citizens.
GIFT IDEAS for President’s Day –
1. PRESIDENTIAL SLOGAN
COFFEE MUG (Link)
2. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRAYER CANDLE (link )
3. MRS. KENNEDY AND ME BY CLINT HILL (link)
4. PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT NECKTIE (link)
5. THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA (link)
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