2.Social Traditions

社会习俗

Labor Day festivities included "speeches, a picnic, an abundance of cigars... mounted in every conceivable place."

劳动节那天会有演讲、野餐、足量雪茄……而且这些随处可见，整个美国充满了节日的氛围。

3. America's 1st Labor Day

美国首个劳动节

The first Labor Day celebration in the United States can be traced to Sept. 5, 1882. It was designed as a way to appease city workers after numerous strikes and in some cases even violence.

美国的首个劳动节是在1882年的9月5号。当时，这个节日是在不计其数的罢工甚至是暴力活动后，作为抚恤身心俱疲的工人的一种措施。

4. Always On Monday

节日总是定在周一

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of September every year since President Grover Cleveland declared that day Labor Day in 1894. The extended weekend helps Americans who choose to travel.

自从美国总统格罗弗•克利夫兰在1984年宣布劳动节成立后，每年的劳动节都在9月第1个周一庆祝了。这样周末就延长了一天，很多美国人可以借此机会去旅游放松。

5. Summer Farewell

夏季告别日

Originating as a celebration for the working class, Labor Day has also evolved into the unofficial end of the summer season and for many school districts the beginning of the academic year again.