{"id":2010,"date":"2019-09-02T17:54:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T17:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2019-06-15T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T17:57:00","slug":"its-labor-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2019\/09\/02\/its-labor-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Labor Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bostoncondoloft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/labor-day-weekend-boston.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"145\" \/><\/strong>It is a holiday very similar to May Day, as it honors 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\u2019s 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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America. 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Labor Day  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2019\/09\/02\/its-labor-day-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,28,188,265,279,444],"class_list":["post-2010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-fredericksburg","tag-king-george","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>It\u2019s Labor Day! - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"It\u2019s Labor Day! - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first Monday of September is known as Labor Day in The United States of America. 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