Презентация на тему "Labor Day"

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  Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. That is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

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  The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City.

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  In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday. In 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

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  In 1894, the US Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday. After that, all 50 states made Labor Day an official holiday.

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  The form of celebrating Labor Day was proposed as a street parade, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.

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  Over time, the "trade-union" nature of the holiday almost lost it's true meaning. Now Americans traditionally celebrate Labor Day as a symbolic end of the summer season, and for students of most colleges and some schools this is the beginning of a new academic year.