Growing up- we always went to the finger lakes in NY and did so many outdoor activities. Big end of summer bonfire/ cook out but steamed clams and back to school shopping. Anyone else have something fun/interesting?
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When I was a kid my dad and most of my family worked retail jobs, so just another random day off school.
These days for me it’s just another day I can sleep in and go to the gym without having to worry about stuff due at work later.
I grew up on a farm. Labor Day was not a day off.
We do the big BBQ, bonfire after dark and a movie on a screen. It’s our family end of summer bash. Honestly one of the best holidays.
Bbq or sometimes the Falls
Either coming home from camping or a big cookout, not a barbecue!
We work!
I go to work at my union job, usually an easy Monday, and enjoy getting paid 2.5x pay for 12 hours
What we’ve done all day. BBQ and watch college football
We usually go to the beach, but it’s pretty chilly already this year, so we’re going to do something closer to home.
Nothing. It’s just a day off from work
My brother’s birthday is around Labor Day so that… But mostly we lay around and relax
I’ve never done anything for labor day and didn’t know people did
We sleep in and enjoy the day off. That’s really about it.
Nothing. We’ve never had a Labor Day tradition.
For most of my life I have worked on Labor Day. Its one of the many paper holidays in the US. It dont mean anything to me.
Close the pool
Family picnic on the lake. Burgers and Coneys and a dish to pass (someone better remember the salt potatoes).
Also in the Finger Lakes, OP 🙂
Not work. Maybe mow the yard or do yardwork
Work
I was usually already back in school for at least 2 weeks, sometimes 3. We didn’t do anything special.
Usually the chores that dont get done during the week. Might grill or swim.
Nothing. I never knew anyone who cared about Labor Day except that it’s a day off for some people, not everyone.
We’re all moved out and on our own now, but growing up, we always went out to the lake for the day, or to a city park. Dad would grill up some burgers, hotdogs, and bratwurst. Mom would make her famous corn on the cob recipe, and cook up veggies and mashed potatoes to go with it.
We’d all play a board game or two that night before going to bed. We’d also talk about what the day means and why America celebrates it.
Just a good fun family day.
Today, I still keep in touch with everyone via text, and grill up my own meal, and if I can I’ll go out to the lake near me for some fishing and swimming.
Growing up, it was always the final day of summer break before the new school year started. I don’t remember any big activities but I know my mom was always making sure everything was ready for the next day.
As an adult, I’ve worked retail for a long time and the day has no meaning.
We work. 😂
WEBN fireworks
Lake cabin, lots of boating and fishing, some camping, campfires. Basically the last long weekend at the lake before the cool season kicks in.
Just a paid day of work for me.
Cookout. Sit around. Watch baseball. Do nothing else.
Booze and pierogis.
We gave a big, potluck style family dinner. Four families, grandparents would meet up. We set up grills and grill chicken with BBQ sauce.
Nah, I’m the only one of my family who migrated to the US.
nothing
It’s a day off of work. I do as little as possible.
We have a nice dinner to celebrate all the moms in our family and thank them for giving birth
We don’t work, except for the labor days in which we do work.
I tell my kid about the labor fairy and why collective bargaining is so important.
Most of my family lives in the midwest. They put the outdoor porch chairs in the garage for the winter at the end of the day, because in another couple of weeks it will be too cold to sit outside.
As a kid I’d cry all Labor Day night long because next day was the first day back to school. To this day I (f57) am so unbelievably grateful that I never have to go back and have been every year since I quit when I turned 18. Whatever hell is, it’s probably public high school in the ‘80’s in Fairfax County Virginia.
Nothing. It was a day off.
Family reunion on the Sunday. 4 hour ride up and back.
If you are in the US, Don’t worry, soon there will be no more national holidays allowed except for Christmas, Easter, Veterans Day and Trump’s Birthday.
Grill some meat.
I grew up in a Ocean Resort community. We had a massive party to celebrate all the tourists going home. LOL
We eat steamed hams in my part of NY.
Never had a Labor Day tradition until my son entered high school and started marching band. He’s in his 3rd year so we’ll be heading to the parade to watch him for a total of 5 minutes if that LOL
Barbecue some burgers and play some games in the park. It was usually on the first weekend after school started, so we spent some time talking about our new classes, etc.
Never had any traditions for any single day holiday really.
My hometown has a yearly festival honoring the lowly soybean. It was our farmer’s cash crop and a reason to celebrate with a carnival, a parade, cotton candy, chickenque and the crowning of the Soybean Queen. (Queen Bean). The earliest festival I remember was in 1955 long before any of us had eaten a soybean.
49 comments
When I was a kid my dad and most of my family worked retail jobs, so just another random day off school.
These days for me it’s just another day I can sleep in and go to the gym without having to worry about stuff due at work later.
I grew up on a farm. Labor Day was not a day off.
We do the big BBQ, bonfire after dark and a movie on a screen. It’s our family end of summer bash. Honestly one of the best holidays.
Bbq or sometimes the Falls
Either coming home from camping or a big cookout, not a barbecue!
We work!
I go to work at my union job, usually an easy Monday, and enjoy getting paid 2.5x pay for 12 hours
What we’ve done all day. BBQ and watch college football
We usually go to the beach, but it’s pretty chilly already this year, so we’re going to do something closer to home.
Nothing. It’s just a day off from work
My brother’s birthday is around Labor Day so that… But mostly we lay around and relax
I’ve never done anything for labor day and didn’t know people did
We sleep in and enjoy the day off. That’s really about it.
Nothing. We’ve never had a Labor Day tradition.
For most of my life I have worked on Labor Day. Its one of the many paper holidays in the US. It dont mean anything to me.
Close the pool
Family picnic on the lake. Burgers and Coneys and a dish to pass (someone better remember the salt potatoes).
Also in the Finger Lakes, OP 🙂
Not work. Maybe mow the yard or do yardwork
Work
I was usually already back in school for at least 2 weeks, sometimes 3. We didn’t do anything special.
Usually the chores that dont get done during the week. Might grill or swim.
Nothing. I never knew anyone who cared about Labor Day except that it’s a day off for some people, not everyone.
We’re all moved out and on our own now, but growing up, we always went out to the lake for the day, or to a city park. Dad would grill up some burgers, hotdogs, and bratwurst. Mom would make her famous corn on the cob recipe, and cook up veggies and mashed potatoes to go with it.
We’d all play a board game or two that night before going to bed. We’d also talk about what the day means and why America celebrates it.
Just a good fun family day.
Today, I still keep in touch with everyone via text, and grill up my own meal, and if I can I’ll go out to the lake near me for some fishing and swimming.
Growing up, it was always the final day of summer break before the new school year started. I don’t remember any big activities but I know my mom was always making sure everything was ready for the next day.
As an adult, I’ve worked retail for a long time and the day has no meaning.
We work. 😂
WEBN fireworks
Lake cabin, lots of boating and fishing, some camping, campfires. Basically the last long weekend at the lake before the cool season kicks in.
Just a paid day of work for me.
Cookout. Sit around. Watch baseball. Do nothing else.
Booze and pierogis.
We gave a big, potluck style family dinner. Four families, grandparents would meet up. We set up grills and grill chicken with BBQ sauce.
Nah, I’m the only one of my family who migrated to the US.
nothing
It’s a day off of work. I do as little as possible.
We have a nice dinner to celebrate all the moms in our family and thank them for giving birth
We don’t work, except for the labor days in which we do work.
I tell my kid about the labor fairy and why collective bargaining is so important.
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Most of my family lives in the midwest. They put the outdoor porch chairs in the garage for the winter at the end of the day, because in another couple of weeks it will be too cold to sit outside.
As a kid I’d cry all Labor Day night long because next day was the first day back to school. To this day I (f57) am so unbelievably grateful that I never have to go back and have been every year since I quit when I turned 18. Whatever hell is, it’s probably public high school in the ‘80’s in Fairfax County Virginia.
Nothing. It was a day off.
Family reunion on the Sunday. 4 hour ride up and back.
If you are in the US, Don’t worry, soon there will be no more national holidays allowed except for Christmas, Easter, Veterans Day and Trump’s Birthday.
Grill some meat.
I grew up in a Ocean Resort community. We had a massive party to celebrate all the tourists going home. LOL
We eat steamed hams in my part of NY.
Never had a Labor Day tradition until my son entered high school and started marching band. He’s in his 3rd year so we’ll be heading to the parade to watch him for a total of 5 minutes if that LOL
Barbecue some burgers and play some games in the park. It was usually on the first weekend after school started, so we spent some time talking about our new classes, etc.
Never had any traditions for any single day holiday really.
My hometown has a yearly festival honoring the lowly soybean. It was our farmer’s cash crop and a reason to celebrate with a carnival, a parade, cotton candy, chickenque and the crowning of the Soybean Queen. (Queen Bean). The earliest festival I remember was in 1955 long before any of us had eaten a soybean.