Labor Day originated in the late 1800s as workers protested long work hours and poor conditions. In 1882, Peter Maguire proposed establishing a holiday to honor workers. In 1892, Congress passed legislation making Labor Day an official national holiday held on the first Monday of September. Today, Labor Day is celebrated with parades and speeches honoring workers and the labor movement.

1. Labor Day By: Athina, Rachel and Pooja November 2007

2. History Of Labor Day In the 1733 machines were invented. Big businesses made workers work 7 days a week. The workers were not happy about this and complained. These workers got fired. The factory owners didn’t care much knowing that they can hire more workers. The fired workers blocked the factory doors not letting them in. In 1882 a man named Peter Maguire said their should be a holiday that honor America’s workers and to take a day off. Then in 1892 congress decided that Labor Day is an official holiday.

3. Customs And Traditions People celebrate a holiday on the first Monday of September called Labor Day. On Labor Day people have parades and speeches by political figures. They also have celebrations in many cities. The day is marked by parades with hard working people representing and marking the labor day unions. Long ago people worked on farms and grew crops. They did their work very slow. Now a days people use machines and work gets done more faster, but is still a lot of work.

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