Washington's Birthday

American  

noun

1. February 22, formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in honor of the birth of George Washington.

2. Presidents' Day.

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Example Sentences

Presidents Day isn’t even officially called Presidents Day: It is designated by U.S. law as Washington’s Birthday and was created in 1885 to honor President George Washington.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

It originally marked the birthday of our first president, George Washington, and is still designated as Washington’s Birthday on the federal and New York Stock Exchange calendars.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

In interviews, people in Laredo remembered him bringing Azerbaijani officials as his guests to events such as the city’s celebration of George Washington’s Birthday and that his office often had central Asian candies on hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

By the late 1960s, Washington’s Birthday was one of nine federal holidays that fell on specific dates on different days of the week, according to a 2004 article in the National Archives’ Prologue magazine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

“It would be simply too fine for words if the U. S. C. could go to Washington for Washington’s Birthday next winter the way it did this winter,” returned Ethel Blue, beaming at him.

From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)