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Labor Day was established as an alternative to May Day, which had become a day of protests for workers' rights, often leading to violence. The holiday features parades, speeches, and celebrations marking the unofficial end of summer, while also serving as a significant retail event with sales coinciding with the school year. However, many retail workers are required to work long hours during this holiday.

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Labor Day was established as an alternative to May Day, which had become a day of protests for workers' rights, often leading to violence. The holiday features parades, speeches, and celebrations marking the unofficial end of summer, while also serving as a significant retail event with sales coinciding with the school year. However, many retail workers are required to work long hours during this holiday.

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It is also widely thought that Labor Day was created as an alternative holiday to

May Day. May Day, especially in the 1800s, had become a protest day, when workers
marched to demand better rights and working conditions. There were often strikes
that ended in violence. At the time, the U.S. government was afraid that May Day
was being led by communists and was having a bad influence on workers. Some people
feel September was also chosen since there are no other holidays between Fourth of
July and Thanksgiving in November.

On Labor Day there are usually parades in major cities around the country.
Politicians and labor leaders make speeches and hold press conferences. Labor Day
is also considered the unofficial end of summer. Many people celebrate Labor Day
with trips to the beaches, picnics, and barbecues. Many towns and cities host
fireworks on this day. Many people also take their last summer vacations around
this time. Labor Day is also the beginning of the professional and college football
season in the U.S.

Labor Day has also become an important retail holiday. Many stores have Labor Day
sales to coincide with the start of the school year for many children in the U.S.
This means that many store workers, while their holiday is being celebrated, have
to work long hours.

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