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The History of Labor Day

In modern society, Labor Day marks a day off from work and school, full of BBQs and family picnics and touch football games. But the real history of the holiday has largely been forgotten. It’s not always taught in schools, nor does it have a clear meaning in popular culture. So, why are you getting the day off of work? It all stared in Canada, a country that featured an annual festival to honor workers long before the United States.

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Happy Fourth of July!

It’s the Fourth of July, and that means meat skewers fresh off the grill, fireworks, baseball and patriotically colored cocktails! But the 4th stands for much more than an excuse to BBQ. After all, it’s Independence Day – the day we celebrate when we fought the redcoats and gained our freedom to create the United States of America…or something like that, right?