The holiday was initially held on on February 22, to honor the birth of George Washington, the nation's first president.

Is today a federal holiday? Here’s the complete list of 2026 federal holidays, including Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving and more.

There are 11 holidays that the United States currently recognizes at the federal level. One of them, President's Day, is coming up on Monday. The post These countries have the most public holidays.

Across 190 members of the United Nations we analyzed, the typical country will observe 13 public holidays in 2026.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18, giving some extra time off to federal workers around the upcoming holidays. Trump declared Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 as federal holidays, ...

The U.S. will recognize 11 federal public holidays in 2026, but a new analysis found the typical country will observe 13.

Not all holidays are widely celebrated, though, and naming a national day doesn’t automatically bring it national attention — just ask National I Want Butterscotch Day (Feb. 15). To measure how real ...