Labor Day - September 3rd 2018

According to Wikipedia …

… Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. … Today Labor Day is often regarded simply as a day of rest and, compared to the May 1 Labor Day celebrations (May Day) in most countries, parades, speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key, although especially in election years, events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office. Forms of celebrations include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events.

Labor Day weekend is more of a celebration, a last fling, as summer wanes and fall season is around the corner. It is time when children begin school and it is a last time for the summer season for families to get out and about and enjoy recreational activities as a family unit, as well as a get-together with friends before school is back in session.

Wikipedia continues …

In addition, Labor Day marks the beginning of the season for the National Football League and NCAA College Football. The NCAA usually plays their first games the weekend of Labor Day, with the NFL playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day.
The Knights of Labor organized the original parade on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City. In 1884 another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to make this an annual event. Other labor organizations (and there were many), but notably the affiliates of the International Workingmen’s Association, many of whom were socialists or anarchists, favored a May 1 holiday. In 1886 came the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States. These events are today commemorated as Labor Day in virtually every country in the world, with the notable exceptions being the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. With the Chicago Haymarket Riot in early May of 1886, President Grover Cleveland believed that commemorating Labor Day on May 1 could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus, fearing that it might strengthen the socialist movement, he quickly moved in 1887 to support the position of the Knights of Labor and their date for Labor Day.
A recurring Labor Day event in the United States, since 1966, is the annual telethon of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, hosted by Jerry Lewis to fund research and patient support programs for the various diseases grouped as muscular dystrophy. The telethon raises tens of millions of dollars each year.
Labor Day weekend also marked the annual running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC. …
An old custom eschewed wearing white after Labor Day. … The custom is fading from popularity as it continues to be questioned and challenged, particularly by leaders in the fashion world. … In the world of western attire, it is similarly tradition to wear a straw cowboy hat until Labor Day. After Labor Day, the felt hat is worn until Memorial Day.

Also see U.S. Department of Labor site and USA.gov.

Whatever be the situation, I hope your Labor Day weekend is fun and safe.