Labor Day
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though
you were working for the Lord
rather than for people.
{Colossians 3:23}
The first Labor Day parade in New York City was held in September 1982.
Two men are credited with playing an important role not only in bringing about
the parade but the holiday as well. Matthew Maguire, a machinist from Paterson,
N.J., and Peter J. McGuire, a New York City carpenter who helped found the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, are said to have suggested a
holiday to honor working people in the United States. In 1887, Oregon became
the first state to make Labor Day a legal holiday, and in 1894, President Grover
Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day a national holiday.
Labor Day is observed as a legal holiday on the first Monday in September throughout
the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. In Australia, Labor Day is called Eight Hour
Day, and it commemorates the successful struggle for a shorter working day. In Europe,
Labor Day is observed on May 1, also known as May Day.
God give me work, till my life shall end
And life, till my work is done.
~Epitaph of Winifred Holtby
May the Lord richly bless you!
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