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The third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day in the United States. For almost 100 years, America officially honored the birthday of its first president, George Washington, on February 22. That is his birthday. That date was a national holiday until 1968. That year, the U.S. Congress passed a measure known as the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The measure meant that some public holidays would always fall on a Monday. Today, the U.S. honors its first president on the third Monday in February, and not on Washington’s actual birthday. The holiday is also now commonly called Presidents’ Day. Many say it also honors Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The nation’s 16th president was born on February 12. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act gives workers a three-day weekend. It also gives shops and marketers a chance to have special Presidents’ Day sales. The U.S. federal government, however, still recognizes the holiday as “Washington’s Birthday.”
* be known as ~ = ~로 알려져 있다/ officially = 공식적으로[정식으로]/ honor = 존경하다, 공경하다/ measure = 조치[정책]/ the Uniform Monday Holiday Act = 월요일 공휴일 법/ recognize = 인정[인식]하다
