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Why is George Washington's official birthday celebration held on February 22 when he was actually born on February 11? we lost 11 days when we changed from the Julian to the gregorian calenders during his life time. so Washington celebrated his birthday 11 days later to make it a year after hi â¦ s last birthday.
A: As the New York Stock Exchange web site explains, the market observes âWashingtonâs Birthdayâ based on the fact that, while the Monday Holiday Act shifted the original date of the commemoration of Washingtonâs Birthday (declared a federal holiday in 1897), neither that act, nor any subsequent law, has changed the name of the holiday to âPresidentâs Day.â