Today is Labor Day

Today, September 4th, is Labor Day in America. This national legal holiday is over 100 years old. Through out the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival.
The celebration and large parade in honor of the working class was first held in 1884, by the Knights of Labor. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. Later, in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday.
Labor Day is generally regarded simply as a day of rest, and unlike May Day, political demonstrations are rare. It has come to be recognized in the U.S. not only as a celebration of the working class, but even more so as the unofficial end of the summer season. In the northern half of the U.S. at least, the summer vacation season usually begins with Memorial Day and ends with Labor Day.
Many colleges in America, as well as some secondary and elementary schools, begin classes immediately after Labor Day.
State parks, swimming pools, and campgrounds are all quite busy on Labor Day, as vacationers take one last advantage of the fading hot season. It's also one of the most popular weekends in the year for weddings; a time when friends and family are on a holiday from work and school, and therefore, able to attend the wedding. So ... it only made since for us to be married on Labor Day weekend! September, of course, is the month that marks the beginning of autumn, marking the time of year when the average daytime maximum temperatures take a plunge in most of the U.S.