I got a Monday off tomorrow, Labor Day. I firstly though it’s one of holidays that only being celebrated in USA, but actually it’s inspired from Canada. Yeah, to put it simply, it’s the appreciation day for labors: mostly us. The 8 hours paid are granted for USA’s labors for taking a day off. How about those who are working 12 hours / day shift? Well, companies have their own policy then.
I looked up on the internet, and I noticed it’s not only in USA and Canada. The history shows that it such an international celebration in major countries. Here’s the list of countries which are celebrating it. Nice? Well, yeah, but the fact that I couldn’t recall any memory about this kind of holiday ever exist in my country is a little bit tick me off, hahaha.
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