LABOR DAY

Monday, September 04, 2006

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday of September. It is generally regarded simply as a day of rest. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water activities, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. Some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school. However, of late, schools have begun well before Labor Day.

One of the largest modern traditions of Labor Day in the United States is the annual telethon of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, hosted by Jerry Lewis to fund research and patient support programs for the various diseases grouped as muscular dystrophy. The telethon raises tens of millions of dollars each year.

Call me silly but I don’t see any reason to name this day, Labor Day. Why not call it The Last Fling of Summer Day?

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