Labor Day in the USA...how many of you know it's origin and why it became a national holiday?

Question

Tell us how you plan on spending Monday, Sept. 3rd.

Answer 1

I asked that very same question this morning. I must admit to not knowing, but thanks to the internet I now know that it is meant for every worker in America. The first Labor Day was in 1882 and a lot of people take credit for suggesting it become a national holiday. Thank you for this question. Love to learn something new.

Answer 2

England does not celebrate a Thanksgiving Day but it should, as well as every other nation in the world. Although George Washington suggested we have a national Thanksgiving Day, and even though he introduced the idea to congress and it was passed, Thanksgiving Day did not take hold until Abraham Lincoln made it an official holiday. He made it a holiday because the country was in the middle of the Civil War and he wanted to bolster support for the union and also sort of quell feelings of regionalism. Boston editor Sara Josepha Hale had a big hand in helping to get Thanksgivng Day started by starting a campaign for it. She had been doing this for years, saying that Thanksgiving Day should be a national holiday to give thanks to God for all we have. Lincoln agreed, and then it took hold and we've been celebrating it nationally ever since. So as you can see, it was created to give thanks to God for all the blessings bestowed unto us from the wonderful creator. Every country should have a Thanksgiving Day and give thanks to God for all that He has given us. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Answer 3

The only important fact in common days of any old religious/patriotic holidays is the simple fact that it means... a day off.

Spending monday sleeping, tuesday sitting in a hall patronizing a company until they give me a job.

Answer 4

I remember studying about it in school.

I plan to relax.