Contribute to our Open Dictionary. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary. a Japanese concept that involves recognizing the beauty in transience and imperfection Japanese culture is confusing without wabi-sabi. Submitted from United Kingdom on 14/02/2017.
For other uses, see Labor Day (disambiguation). Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country.
Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Â­For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. Â­Â­Labor unions themselves celebrated the first labor days in the United States, although there's some speculation as to exactly who came up with the idea.