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The third Monday in February is considered a Federal Holiday in order to celebrate Presidents’ Day. This holiday can be spelled in a number of different ways from “President’s Day” to “Presidents Day” or the correct form of “Presidents’ Day”.

Why is there variation in the spelling of Presidents’ Day? Presidents’ Day is not actually the name of the official Federal holiday. It is actually Washington’s Birthday but most call it President’s Day or Presidents Day, which can lead to confusion. The good news is all the different versions of spelling Presidents’ Day are considered correct by all dictionaries.

Webster’s Third International Dictionary and many others have spelled the holiday as President’s Day. This is because it was the common way to spell it for many years but in the recent past, the apostrophe has been moved and not it is behind the 's' and not in front of it. The problem with the apostrophe before the s is because it is celebrating a single president when the holiday is meant to celebrate many presidents. This is not a day to celebrate just George Washington even though it was originally created in his honor. The holiday now celebrates the lives of the presidents that have run this great country and you often hear of Thomas Jefferson, JFK, LBJ, and many others when you hear the term “Presidents’ Day.

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