Definition von labour day im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
{i} public annual holiday in honor of working people and of labor held on the first Monday in September in Canada and the United Stated; public annual holiday in honor of working people held in certain countries on May 1st
In the United States, Labor Day is a public holiday in honour of working people. It is the first Monday in September. The first Monday in September, observed as a holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people. a public holiday in the US on the first Monday in September. Annual holiday devoted to the recognition of working people's contribution to society. It is observed on the first Monday in September in the U.S. and Canada. It was first celebrated in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882, under the sponsorship of the Knights of Labor. Various U.S. states observed the holiday before 1894, when Congress passed a bill making Labor Day a national holiday. It is often celebrated with parades and speeches, as well as political rallies, and the day is sometimes the official kickoff date for national political campaigns in the U.S. In most other countries, workers are honoured on May Day
In most of the States and Territories of the United States, a day, usually the first Monday of September, set aside as a legal holiday, in honor of, or in the interest of, workingmen as a class