Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States but the holiday is known as "Presidents Day". The day commemorates past presidents of the USA. In its original incarnation as Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day is used by many patriotic and historical groups as a date for staging celebrations and other events. Some states pay particular attention to Abraham Lincoln. In ther days leading up to the holiday, schools often organize events and lessons for students about the presidents of the United States and George Washington in particular. It is a popular day for stores to start their sales.
After the death of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, a Japanese artist and his widow, every day tried to smile in front of the mirror, so she had an idea. She wanted to make the whole world smile so she wanted to put all the smiles of the people togheter in a film. Today, digital technology and social networks incourage Yoko Ono's project to keep people for adding their smile to her #SMILESFILMPROJECT.
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| Smiles film project. |
The project was part of Yoko Ono's work at London's Serpentine Gallery. It ended last September but the 'Smiles Project' will go on forever. Last but not least, Yoko says: 'Don't forget to smile'.
