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Posted in September 1st, 2008

Today, September 1st is Labor Day in the United States, Labour Day in Canada and Puerto Rico

“Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union (of New York City) sought to create “a day off for the working citizens”.
Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894.^[1] All fifty states have made Labor Day a state holiday.

Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday—a street parade to exhibit to the public “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations,” followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.

Today, Labor Day is often regarded as a day of rest and compared to the May 1 Labour Day celebrations in most countries, parades, speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key, although especially in election years, events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. …” (1)

September 1st, 2008 is also all of the following World Holidays in each of these other countries all over the world (2):

Constitution Day in Slovakia
Evacuation Day (Italian) in Libya
Independence Day in Uzbekistan
Informe Presidencial (President’s Address) in Mexico
Luxembourg City Kermesse in Luxembourg
Reincorporation of Tarata in Peru
Start of the Armed Struggle in Eritrea
United Arab Republic’s Day in Syria
Worker’s Day in Marshall Islands
First Parkash (Nanakshahi) in Sikhism

All of us at I-ShopTheWorld.com Wish All of our Friends celebrating Labor Day in the United States, Labour Day in Canada and Puerto Rico …

and/or any of these other World Holidays today around the world …

A Very Happy Holiday!