It's Labor Day here in the US and in Canada. Labor Day has it's origins in the adoption of the eight-hour movement -- 8 hours for work, eight hours for leisure and 8 hours for sleep. Labor day as a holiday exists around the world, but on different dates.
Here's an interesting tidbit. You know the old saying "never wear white after Labor Day"? Well, legend has it that on several occasions, individuals who were wearing white in autumn or winter, became lost in the snow and were unable to be located because their white clothing blended in so well with the snowy landscape. Interesting, eh?
Labor day usually means picnics and barbeques, camping, parades, and street fairs. We'll be having our last of summer vacation cook-out, with the roasting of hot dogs on sticks, a potato salad, some carrots sticks and to end the dinner al fresco, making s'mores. If someone will set up the croquet set, we'll have one last tournament to determone once and for all who is the champion croquet player of 2012.
What will Labor Day have on store for you today? Is this a day to sleep in? Will you observe the eight-hour rule, if just for this one day? Do you have favorite foods for end of summer picnics or barbeques?
