My 6 year old daughter asked me what Labor Day was for? I said it was a holiday to let the hard working people take some time off to enjoy the day.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
Now my daughter was satisfied with my condensed version of the meaning of Labor Day, but that wouldn’t justify my day off completely unless I gave a more accurate answer! So now you know;-) Happy Labor Day. http://www.57thstreetmedia.com
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