RETAILERS OPENED their stores to attract as many customers by giving attractive offers. Government workers and school children enjoy an extra holiday all thanks to February 15.

The day is just no-other government holiday, but is observed as `Washington’s Birthday’ every year on the Third Monday of February. It's a federal holiday, honoring the February birthdays of the nation's first president, George Washington, who is viewed as one of the greatest presidents in US history and the nation's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

This day witnessed retailers opening their stores to attract as many customers by giving attractive offers and large scale discounts. However, many public services like public schools were closed, apart from federal and state offices and postal services. No mail deliveries happened except express mail. Federal and state courts along with some major banks called it a day.

However all was not that rosy at the Oval office with the 44th President spending the day at the Oval office, due to snowfall in Washington. The National Weather Service predicted a 50 per cent chance of snow on Monday.