Labor Day Sayings and Labor Day Quotes

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius

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A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. Thomas Jefferson

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Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it. Madeleine L'Engle

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You may not know it's coming / But it's coming, almost die / Labor Day's around the corner / Happy Labor Day to You! Jim Lowery

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Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken. Bill Dodds

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Socialist William Kruse explained that the roots of the labor holiday go back to ancient Rome and sacrifices to Mai, Mother Earth, and Flora, goddess of flowers. Colin Fisher

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But just as Memorial Day has largely become a time to gather around the barbecue and welcome the beginning of summer, so Labor Day has largely become a day to give the season a good send off. Columbia University Press

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Labor Day honors American workers. Workers make our nation strong. Meredith Dash

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People worked very long days in the 1800's. Even children worked. It was a hard life. Meredith Dash

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Oregon made Labor Day a holiday in 1887. It was the first state to do so. Meredith Dash

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On June 28, 1894, Labor Day became a national holiday. President Graover Cleveland signed it into law. Meredith Dash

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September 5, 1882 Workers marched on the first Labor Day in New York City. Robin Nelson

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President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September Labor Day nationwide. Robin Nelson

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Schools, government offices, and most businesses are closed on Labor Day. Robin Nelson

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The United States is not the only country that celebrates Labor Day. Labor Day is celebrated in Canada and many other countries. Robin Nelson

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People have cookouts during Labor Day. many cities have parades. Connor Dayton

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Labor Day reveals the age-old conflict between art and life, and the hard labor it takes the reconcile the two. In the end, life wins. hands down. Albert Ramsdell Gurney

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The very first Labor Day was observed in New York City on September 5, 1882. On that day, thousands of workers marched in a parade from City Hall to Union Square. Katie Kubesh

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Other Labor Day parades were demonstrations to support the eight-hour workday. Katie Kubesh

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In the 1800's, many laborers worked long hours and received low wages. Katie Kubesh

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Labor Day was not just a holiday to thank laborers' contribution to society; it also served as a way to draw attention to the struggles that workers and labour unions faced trying to improve working conditions. Katie Kubesh

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Labor Day celebrations in many towns and cities include parades where workers march with their local union and speakers give speeches about labor's contributions to society. Katie Kubesh

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Labor Day is now a recognized and an established institution; a day peculiarly Labor's own - set apart as the annual holiday of those who obey the injunction to ear their bread in the sweat of their faces. Harved Universtiy Library

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During labor day, many businesses close to give workers a day off. Some schools close, too. Cities hold colorful parades. Workers march together while crowds cheer. Rachel Grack

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Labor Day, a public holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday of September, was begun by the Knights of Labor as a march in New York City in 1882 James C.Docherty

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Labor Day public holidays are also a feature of Australia and New Zealand, though largely devoid of their original significance. James C.Docherty

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To labor means to work. Labor Day is a national holiday that honors all people who work by giving them a day off to rest and 'play.' Inc.Teacher Created Materials

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The idea for a Labor Day began over 100 years ago in New York City. Teacher Created Materials

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Workers throughout America liked this idea of Labor Day. The next year, hundreds of cities help Labor Day celebrations. Teacher Created Materials

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We continue to celebrate Labor Day in the tradition of those workers of long ago. We have a day off work and school, sharing food and fun with our families and friends. Teacher Created Materials

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Labor Day Sayings and Quotes