Labor Day Defined

Trying to figure out what this past Monday was all about?   Is it the Labour party in England?  Nope. Is it celebrating laboring hard every day for the man?   Yeah, kinda.  

Here's what Wikipedia said about it:

Labor Day in the United States is a holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It is a celebration of the American labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their country.

There is also more information in there why we don't celebrate International Workers Day with the majority of the world on May 1st (Thanks Chicago).  

So it turns out that it is a day off (for most) to celebrate the workers.  I always thought it was odd to have Labor day with nobody laboring but now it makes more sense.   Maybe we should pay more attention to Boss's Day (October 16) next time it rolls around.  It only seems fair really.  We all got a full day off, the least we could do for them is bring the boss a cup of coffee.