{"id":1070,"date":"2015-08-30T19:47:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T23:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/?p=191"},"modified":"2015-09-01T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T18:20:45","slug":"labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2015\/08\/30\/labor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"labor.day.2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What is this Holiday &#8211; Labor Day? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>It is a holiday very similar to May Day, as it honours the achievements of workers. But unlike May Day, which is a tribute to working class only, Labor Day is a tribute to the entire workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Labor Day originated in Toronto in April 1872 with the first workingmen&#8217;s demonstration organized by the Toronto Trades Assembly. Ten years later, in July, a parade took place in Toronto and Peter J. McGuire of New York was invited to hold a speech. Upon his return to NY he proposed an official celebration to honor workers, and in September 1882 Central Labor Union held its first Labor Day celebration in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>In 1884 first Monday of September officially became Labor Day and over the years it has been celebrated with parades, fireworks and festivals; slowly losing its political connotations and becoming an unofficial end of summer holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/09\/labor.day_.2015.jpg\"><\/a>What is this Holiday &#8211; Labor Day? The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America. It is a holiday very similar to May Day, as it honours the achievements of workers. 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