Learn American Holidays Labor Day
hi everyone I’m Alicia Labor Day is
celebrated nationwide in the US on the
first Monday in September it’s been
celebrated since 1894 at the federal
level and it’s the only u.s. federal
holiday dedicated to American workers
the holiday arose from a time of
political crises in the US and partially
in reaction to a particularly bloody
strike Labor Day was adopted as an
alternative to International Workers day
do you know why we’ll show you the
answer at the end of this video
Labor Day celebrates the American worker
it’s also the unofficial end of the
summer vacation and Recreation season in
most US school districts summer vacation
ends right after Labor Day the
celebrations are informal and the main
purpose of the holiday is really to give
people a day off of work and to
recognize what working men and women
contribute to the nation every Labor Day
in the US you’ll smell plenty of
barbecues firing up and see a lot of
people having informal gatherings in
parks and in their own backyards in
addition to celebrating laborers this
day means that summer is drawing to a
close in touristy cities you’ll start to
see cars driving away and people
returning to their homes parades are
sometimes held to commemorate the day as
well
Labor Day is also significant for
professional sports as it’s the official
beginning of the professional football
season in the United States on the
Thursday immediately after Labor Day
sports fans tune into the very first pro
football game of the year for
post-secondary students college or
university starts right after the
holiday and college football is in full
swing soon after Labor Day as well
put away your white shoes wearing white
shoes after Labor Day and before
Memorial Day is considered a faux pas by
some fashion conscious Americans this
however is now a rather out-of-date
custom and now here’s the answer to the
quiz do you know why Labor Day was
adopted as an alternative to
International Workers day Labor Day was
offered as an alternative to
International Workers day due to the
political nature of the latter fearing
the political influence of the communist
movements just starting up in Europe
Congress and President Grover Cleveland
needed to reach out to the American
labor force they rushed Labor Day
through as a holiday it was already
celebrated in several states to offer
reconciliation with the labor movement
and to head off the influence of the
more radical workers movements in Europe
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