Presidents Day is also called "Washington’s Birthday" as a celebration of the nation’s first President. But George Washington’s birthday is not on Feb. 19 – it is Feb. 22. Or it might be Feb.

This includes George Washington, whose birthday is on Feb. 22 but is often celebrated alongside the national holiday (which falls on Feb. 17 in 2025). While Presidents Day is a collective tribute ...

Leader of the victorious Continental Army, first U.S. president and presiding spirit in the drawing up of his new nation’s constitution, Virginia-born George Washington was a hero and role model ...