|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Quick Facts : Labor Day
| Date: September 03, 2012 |
Type: National |
|
| Celebrations:
Parades, Family reunions, Picnics, Fireworks and Public art
events |
|
|
 |
|
Image Courtesy: Photoxpress |
| |
|
Labor Day
is celebrated as a national holiday on the
first Monday in September in Canada and
United States since the 1880s to pay tribute
to the contributions, workers have made to
make the country strong and prosper. In most
of the other countries 1st May is
celebrated as Labor Day.
The first Labor Day in the USA was
celebrated on Tuesday, September 5 1882, in
New York City as per the plans of the
Central Labor Union. In 1884 the first
Monday in September was selected as the
Labor Day holiday, as originally proposed.
Labor Day is a creation of the labor
movement and is dedicated to the social and
economic achievements of the Canadian and
American workers
Nowadays Labor Day is regarded as a day of
parades, speeches and political
demonstrations. In US this day is symbolized
as the end of the summer. People enjoy the
day with their friends and families, go for
boating, picnics, fireworks and much more. |
|
|
Other holidays celebrated in United States
| New Year's Day |
Martin Luther King
Day |
| Presidents' Day |
Good Friday |
| Easter Sunday |
Mother's Day |
| Memorial Day |
Independence Day |
| Labor Day |
Columbus Day |
| Halloween |
Veterans Day |
| Thanksgiving Day |
Christmas Day |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
