Labor Day is observed on the first Monday of September. Originally, it was to celebrate various labor associations’s strengths and contributions. Back in 1882, the first labor day stemmed from the Central Labor Union’s desire to create a holiday for workers. Today, it is largely a day of rest.
Most people mark Labor Day as the end of summer with one last chance for a trip or outdoor activities. There are still a few places where communities celebrate with fireworks, barbeques, and sporting events. Football season "officially" begins.
A dying tradition is that Labor Day ends the season for wearing white, especially white shoes. And, down south, the custom was to wear a straw cowboy hat from Memorial Day until Labor Day, then switch to a felt hat until the next Memorial Day. Since I don’t wear a hat, that never affected me. And, since I usually had only one pair of shoes, what ever the color was, I wore them.
Today, we have a problem with Labor Day. Since it is estimated that only about half the country really works, the workers will soon be out numbered by the non-workers. Does that mean that we should get only half a day off?
Or, we could just celebrate Non-Labor Day. Instead of getting one day off, everybody would get 182.5 days off.
I’m working on a plan for the other holidays too.
PMO
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