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Post by Sharon on Sept 2, 2010 22:27:16 GMT -5
Labour Day, honouring organized labour, is celebrated on the first Monday of September. It is a statutory holiday throughout Canada. The contribution of organized labour to Canadian society has been recognized since 1872, when parades and rallies were held in Ottawa and Toronto. The earliest American labour parades were not held until 1882 and in Europe Labour Day has been celebrated since 1889 on May 1, thereby merging traditional May Day festivities with labour celebrations. This spring date was briefly observed in Canada, but the North American need for a long weekend at the end of summer was recognized by Parliament in 1894. Attachments:
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Post by Jan on Sept 2, 2010 23:27:44 GMT -5
We have Labour Day in Australia too, Sharon, but it is different days in different States. Labour Day 2010Monday, March 1, 2010 (WA) Monday, March 8, 2010 (Vic) Monday, March 8, 2010 (Tas) Monday, May 3, 2010 (NT) Monday, May 3, 2010 (Qld) Monday, October 4, 2010 (SA) Monday, October 4, 2010 (ACT, NSW). Many people use the Labour Day holiday as part of a long weekend where they can relax, spend time with friends or family members, play or watch sport, have barbecues. Some people plan a getaway trip to a coastal region, the mountains or the countryside where they can engage in various activities such as picnics, wine-tasting at a winery, bush-walking, or camping. Throughout the nation, Labour Day is an occasion for unions, community groups and the general public to join in celebration. In Queensland’s capital city of Brisbane there are marches are held on or around Labour Day. They are often led by the state’s key political leaders and influential key figures. Union members often take part in these marches. www.timeanddate.com/holidays/australia/labour-dayAttachments:
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Post by Sharon on Sept 3, 2010 11:19:46 GMT -5
The same holds true here with ways people celebrate Labour Day .... many make this weekend a time to relax, spend time with friends or family members, play or watch sport and have barbecues; just as those in Australia do Jan. Here where I live it marks the unofficial end of summer (end of summer holidays for the school children) with school commencing on the Tuesday following Labour Day so others are also frantically rushing about getting last minute school supplies and back to school clothes, etc. It is also one of the busiest weekends for BC Ferries with lots of families on vacation heading off the Island returning home and those Islanders vacationing on the mainland anxiously are navigating their ways back to their homes on the Island. The highways and biways are very busy with traffic as are both seaplanes and aeroplanes. Trains, planes and automobiles -- all busy, busy, busy, to the maximum, this weekend. My hope is everyone arrives at their destinations safely and I look forward to life returning to some kind of normality here on our Island in the Pacific! Sharon Some people plan a getaway trip to a coastal region, the mountains or the countryside where they can engage in various activities such as picnics, wine-tasting at a winery, bush-walking, or camping. Attachments:
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Post by Jan on Sept 3, 2010 14:56:00 GMT -5
Sounds like a lot happening there, Sharon!
The end of the summer holidays and return to school in Australia is at the end of January, and I recall hearing the most traffic is at the end of the Easter break. Certainly people do take advantage of the holiday Monday on the first weekend in October though, and we are planning to attend a festival that weekend too.
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Post by Sharon on Sept 4, 2010 10:09:21 GMT -5
Glad to hear that Jan, you will have a great time too!!!!!!
Sharon
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