What is labo(u)r day, no one I know here can tell me.Does it signify the end of Summer?
I don't know the original origins of Labor Day but I think it had something to do with workers, unions and so on. Sort of like May Day in the rest of the world (I believe).
But for most of us, yes, it does signal the end of summer. Summer starts with Memorial Day (end of May), peaks on July 4th, and ends with Labor Day. Traditionally, for those of us in the northeast at least, school starts a few days after Labor Day. My son heads back to college on Monday and my daughter goes back to school on Thursday, Sep 4. For me growing up, school *always* began on the Wednesday after Labor Day.
Labor Day is the first Monday in September and it is early this year...Sept 1st!