Plateau Florist Wishes you a season filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments. Through each season with holidays to share with your family and friends, Plateau Florist will be there to support all your memorable moments. We are truly grateful you have invited us in to celebrate your special seasons and holidays.
February 2nd, 2026
Groundhog Day, a February 2 holiday, is celebrated in the U.S. each year on February 2. On this day in mid-winter, the groundhog awakens from a long winter’s nap and goes outside of his den to see if he sees his shadow. This tradition is big, on an otherwise cold and dreary mid-winter’s day.
According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow (a sunny morning), there will be six more weeks of winter. He then returns to his den and goes back to sleep. If however, he does not see his shadow (cloudy days), he plays around outside of his hole for a while. If he does not see his shadow, spring is just around the corner.
The Groundhog’s Day tradition travelled a long way. It comes from German roots. In the early 1800s, German immigrants to America brought the tradition of predicting winter weather on February 2. In their native Germany, they used Hedgehogs to predict the weather. As they settled in the hills of Pennsylvania, they began the tradition, of using the Groundhog to predict the arrival of Spring. The tradition is based upon Candlemas, the day that is the midpoint between Winter and Spring.
February 12th, 2026
Every American knows President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. He is one of America’s greatest presidents. “Honest Abe”, as he was commonly known, was born in the wilderness country of Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861. Although he hated war, he was drawn into it as he believed it was the only way to save the nation, after the southern states declared their secession from the Union.
In addition to serving as president during the civil war and saving the Union, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery in the U.S. forever. He also wrote and gave The Gettysburg Address, memorializing the bloodiest and most important battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war.
Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. President to be assassinated. He was shot and mortally wounded on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre.
February 14th, 2026
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and lovers. The roots of Valentine’s Day go back to ancient times when people paid honor to the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia and was celebrated even then on February 14th. It is a romantic event for lovers and a fun event for kids and families. Many couples become engaged or married on this, the most romantic day of the year. For others, it is a day to fall in love. The traditions of Valentine’s Day are broad and many. It is a time to exchange cards or small gifts. Chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and romantic dinners are the big hits of this holiday.
February 16th, 2026
Americans have been blessed. Many great men have served as president of our nation. President’s Day is a day set aside to honor all of them. We often think of two great presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln when we celebrate this holiday, as it falls by design between their birthdays. However, today is a tribute to each and every person who has ever served in the office of the President of the United States of America.
President’s Day is a national holiday, While Federal employees, the post office, and banks have the day off, most businesses and industries do not recognize it as a paid holiday.
February 22nd, 2026
The “Father of His Country”, George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. He became commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775 and fought a long and arduous war for freedom from British rule. The war was finally over in 1781, when the Continental Army with the help of the French, forced British General Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown.
In 1787, Washington was unanimously elected president by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He took the oath of office in 1789. He served two terms of office from 1789 until 1797.
After the presidency, Washington retired to his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia where he died on December 14, 1799, of a throat infection.
Plateau Florist Wishes you a season filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments. Through each season with holidays to share with your family and friends, Plateau Florist will be there to support all your memorable moments. We are truly grateful you have invited us in to celebrate your special seasons and holidays.
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