>>>>>Washingtons birthday. So how many in the US get the day off. ?
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>>>>I think that most non-government businesses work today. This holiday should be more appropriately called "government holiday."
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>>>It's a holiday in Canada too.
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>>I didn't know that.
>Yep. Each province(state)names it. It's called Family day or Heritage day. Something like that.

Except it's not quite in all provinces yet. At least one province (I forget which) down on the east coast, is still fighting for such a holiday. Quebec doesn't have it either. Of course, Quebec gets other days that the other provinces don't.

Ontario only got it last year.