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History of Labor Day

by Bill Petro on September 3, 2009 · 0 comments

in US

HISTORY OF LABOR DAY
Labor Day is the day we celebrate the process our mothers went through in order to deliver us at birth. Sorry, wrong holiday. Labor Day is the day we celebrate the achievements of the American labor movement. While it is still disputed whether the holiday was first proposed by Peter [...]

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History of Labor Day

by Bill Petro on August 28, 2008 · 0 comments

in US

HISTORY OF LABOR DAY

Labor Day is the day we celebrate the process our mothers went through in order to deliver us at birth. Sorry, wrong holiday. Labor Day is the day we celebrate the achievements of the American labor movement. While it is still disputed whether the holiday was first proposed by Peter [...]

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History of May Day

by Bill Petro on April 30, 2008 · 0 comments

in Jewish

MAY DAY
May Day is many things to many people. Etymologically, it is a homophone for the international call for help. It is a corruption of the French imperative “M’aidez” meaning “Help me!” As a holiday it is claimed by many. It is known in the pagan world as Beltane, a fertility celebration, one of the [...]

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