0for your next three-day weekend ? Labor Day is less than a month away, the federal holiday honoring the achievements ofelebrated since the 19th-century, falls on Sept. 1 this year.

You may have confused Labor Day with Memorial Day or vice versa. After all, both national holidays are often associated with summer, three-day weekends for some lucky workers, and bring about sales.00

But Memorial Day is about honoring those who died in service to the nation and is observed annually on the last Monday in May, according to the U.S. Department of Defense . This year, Memorial Day was May 26.

So, what is Labor Day? Here’s what to know about its history and the remaining federal holidays for the year.

Why do we celebrate Labor Day?

Labor Day dates back to the labor movement of the 19 th

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