美國慶祝總統節
Millions of workers and school children in the United States are getting a day off Monday for the annual Presidents' Day holiday.
It first became a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate the February 22 birthday of the first U.S. president, George Washington.
Nearly a century later, in 1968, Congress passed a law shifting the celebration of several federal holidays from specific dates to predetermined Mondays in order to give workers three consecutive days off.
Retailers take advantage of the holiday - held on the third Monday in February - to promote sales and price cuts on their products.美國工人和學生星期一將放假一天,慶祝每年一度的總統日。
1879年,為紀念美國首任總統喬治·華盛頓的誕辰而將2月22日設為聯邦假日。將近一個世紀後,美國國會於1968年通過一項法律,不再將幾位總統的誕辰作為假日,而把星期一定為聯邦假日,讓美國工人們得以連續休息三天。
總統日設在每年2月的第三個星期一,零售商們在這一天減價促銷商品。