Labor Day Labor Day has become an important weekend for discounts and allowances by many retailers in the United States, especially for back-to-school sales. Some retailers claim it is one of the largest sale dates of the year, second only to the Christmas season's Black Friday. Labor Day Labor Day in the United States of America 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. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day
First Monday Trade Days First Monday Trade Days First Monday Trade Days is a monthly flea market held in Canton, Texas. The market is actually held on the Thursday through Sunday "preceding" the first Monday of each month. It purports to be the largest and oldest continually operated flea market in the United States, and is a highly popular event in the area. Depending on the time of year, up to 100,000 shoppers can and will frequent the fair in a weekend. First Monday Trade Days began sometime in the 1850s. As was common in those days, the circuit judge would stop in certain