Monday, September 1, 2008

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day to all who visit either the Blog, Website and/or Cafe today!

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival.

Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.It has come to be recognized in the U.S. not only as a celebration of the working class, but even more so as the unofficial end of the summer season. In the northern half of the U.S. at least, the summer vacation season begins with Memorial Day and ends with Labor Day.

State parks, swimming pools, and campgrounds are all quite busy on Labor Day, as vacationers take one last advantage of the waning hot season. September marks the beginning of autumn.

A Safe and Happy Labor Day to All!

3 comments:

Cheryl S. said...

Happy Labor Day to you and your family Don!

DC Pop Fanatic said...

Hi Cheryl,

Thanks! Great to see you checking in. Hope all is going well and hopefully I'll be seeing you in a mere couple months!

Babette said...

I see now that it's after Labor Day, you put away the surfer dude picture and got out the warmer fall clothes!