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Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. Colloquially, it is widely known as Presidents Day and is often an occasion to remember all the presidents, not just George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is also in February. The term "Presidents Day" was coined in a deliberate attempt to change the holiday into one honoring multiple presidents. 

  华盛顿的生日是美国联邦假日，为了纪念在二月的第三个星期一庆祝乔治华盛顿，美国第一任总统。通俗地讲，这是众所周知的总统日，往往是纪念所有的总统，不仅仅是乔治华盛顿或生日也在二月的亚伯拉罕-林肯，。创建“总统日”是特意地尝试去将纪念日改变成为可以纪念多个总统的日子。

  The day is also a state holiday in most states with official names including Presidents' Day, President's Day and Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday. Depending upon the specific law, the state holiday might celebrate officially Washington alone, Washington and Lincoln, or some other combination of U.S. Presidents. Some states celebrate Washington and the third president Thomas Jefferson but not Lincoln.

  这一天也是一个国家的节日，在大多数国家的官方名称包括：总统日，总统日和华盛顿和林肯的生日。一些州庆祝华盛顿和第三任总统托马斯杰佛逊，但不是林肯。

Official state holidays

Although Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, nearly half of the state governments have officially renamed their Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents' Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. (In historical rankings of Presidents of the United States Lincoln and Washington are frequently, but not always, the top two presidents.) However, "Presidents' Day" is not always an all-inclusive term and might refer to only a selection of presidents.

官方节日     虽然2月12日是林肯的生日，从来不是一个联邦假日，近一半的州政府已经正式更名为华盛顿的生日庆祝“总统日”、“华盛顿和林肯的一天”，或其他类似的名称。（在美国总统的历史排名，林肯和华盛顿经常是前两位，但不总是。）然而，“总统日”并不是一个包罗万象的词，可能是指只有一个选择的总统。

Observance and traditions

Today, the February holiday has become well known for being a day in which many stores, especially car dealers, hold sales. Until the late 1980s, corporate businesses generally closed on this day, similar to present corporate practices on Memorial Day or Christmas Day. With the late 1980s advertising push to rename the holiday, more and more businesses are staying open on the holiday each year, and  most delivery services outside of the U.S. Postal Service now offer regular service on the day as well.

仪式和传统    今天，二月的假期已成为众所周知的一天，其中许多商店，特别是汽车经销商，举行销售。直到20世纪80年代末，公司企业通常在这一天关闭，类似目前企业实践在纪念日或者圣诞节。随着20世纪80年代末，广告推动假期重命名，越来越多的企业每年都要在假期开放，大多数交付服务外的以及美国邮政服务现在提供正规服务以及在这一天。

Many colleges and universities hold regular classes and operations on Presidents' Day. Some schools, which used to close for a single day for both Lincoln's and Washington's Birthday, now often close for the entire week (beginning with the Monday holiday) as a "mid-winter recess". For example, the New York City school district began doing so in the 1990s.

许多学院和大学在总统日定期上课和作业。一些学校，通常在林肯和华盛顿的生日关闭一两天，现在经常关闭整整一周（假期从星期一开始）称为“冬季课间”。例如，纽约市学区于上世纪90年代开始这样做。

The federal holiday Washington's Birthday honors the accomplishments of the man known as "The Father of his Country". Celebrated for his leadership in the founding of the nation, he was the Electoral College's unanimous choice to become the first President; he was seen as a unifying force for the new republic and set an example for future holders of the office.

  华盛顿诞辰日是联邦的节日，以纪念这位被称作“国父”的人的伟大功绩。庆祝他为建国过程中的领导，他是选举团的一致选择成为第一任总统；他被视为一个统一的力量，为新共和国，为未来的办公室的持有人树立了榜样。

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