Is it really Presidents Day? Not here

If you are lucky enough to have the day off, Presidents Day might mean shopping the sales or just relaxing around the house.

But for Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, Presidents Day is non-existent.

Even the federal government, whose presidents we supposedly honor when we spend our presidents at a department store sale, says today isn't Presidents Day.

The feds say The third Monday of February is officially Washington's Birthday, even though he was actually born on Feb. 22. Lincoln was born on Feb. 12.

Officially, the Buckeye State calls the third Monday of February "Washington-Lincoln Day."

This year, Indiana calls Washington's Birthday Christmas Eve.

That way, the state can give its employees December 24th off and not exceed their limit of yearly holidays.

Lincoln can blow out his candles the day after Thanksgiving for the same reason.

As a commonwealth, Kentucky doesn't recognize the day at all, according to the official holidays page in the commonwealth's website .

So why are Kentucky kids out of school?

We  posed that question to the Kentucky Board of Education office and was told the school districts get to decide holidays for themselves.

Local Kentucky school calendars say they are off for Presidents Day.

Allison Schultz of the Greater Cincinnati-Hamilton County Library found one theory in the World Book Encyclopedia about the reason we call it "Presidents Day."

"It is to honor more than just one president," she said.

A local furniture store has another theory.

"It's our Presidents Day Sale," said Jeff Brishaber, Assistant Manager of the Eastgate Value City Furniture.

You may have seen their ads with the dancing presidents.

"Any week can be a great day to name a weekend something and have a great sale going on," Brishaber said.