What Do You Do on Labor Day
Many Americans Celebrate Labor Day with Parades, Picnics and Parties – Festivities Very Similar to Those Outlined by the First Proposal for a Holiday, Which...
Many Americans celebrate Labor Day with parades, picnics and parties – festivities very similar to those outlined by the first proposal for a holiday, which suggested that the day should be observed with – a street parade to exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the …
Why is Labor Day celebrated?
In 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace car company in Chicago went on strike that ended up crippling railroad traffic nationwide. The federal government sent troops to break up the strike, resulting in more than a dozen workers being killed. In attempt to settle the unrest, Congress made Labor Day a national holiday.
Why can't I wear white after Labor Day?
Wearing white represented that you could afford to get out of the city and vacation elsewhere when summer ended. Since Labor Day typically represents the end of summer, a ‘rule’ was established that you shouldn’t wear white after Labor Day if you didn’t have the money to take fall and winter vacations.
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