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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not even a religious holiday! This is like another country celebrating American Thanksgiving. Waaay too many random days off. [/quote]

Yes, President's Day on the 16th is not a religious holiday, thank you for making sure we're all aware of that. Sure does make sense why Americans celebrate it though, since George Washington was America's 1st President and all... Maybe take your complaints to your congressman for that one.

Unless of course you're talking about the 17th, which teachers have off for a [b]teacher workday[/b] (not for Lunar New Year), but that would require you to do demonstrate the basic research skills of being able to Google the FCPS calendar. [/quote]

Let's see, looking at the FCPS calendar notes that Feb 17th is Lunar New Year. If the teacher workday has nothing to do with Lunar New Year, then why is it noted on the calendar?  Why do we need another workday 2 weeks after the previous one?

We all know these days are intended to hide all the unnecessary holidays the school board added. [/quote]

My brother in christ, there a a ton of days that are noted on the calendar that have other things happening the same day. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc, should've been another thing you evidently did not learn in school. [/quote]

Yes, it's all the unnecessary religious holidays they added. What's your point?[/quote]

Lunar New Year is not religious!![/quote]

Lunar New Year is NOT a US holiday

It shouldn't even be noted on the calendar.

Or, if they are going to note a non American,  non religious holiday, then why not St Patrick's Day?  How about Mardi Gras? Both of them are American equivalents to lunar new year, and much more significant holidays in the US?[/quote]

Or how about Ash Wednesday which occurs after the Chinese Lunar New Year. Ash Wednesday is religious and is widely celebrated in the US, but isn't even mentioned on the calendar. Why isn't the teacher work day on Ash Wednesday instead?

(To be fair, I'm Catholic and don't want any of these days off, so I'm just playing devil's advocate. I actually think President's Day should be an in school day to learn about the Presidents...)[/quote]

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