Some will spend the day in silent reflection, meditating.
Others will pass the hours volunteering, feeding the hungry or cleaning up their small piece of the earth.
Houses of worship are planning to hold day-long prayer vigils.
In these quiet ways — and others — people across the Washington region will honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday while thousands of others converge on the nation’s capital to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump being sworn in for a second term.