Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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The release date jumped around the calendar, too, first dated for MLK weekend 2023, then October 6, 2023, then Labor Day weekend 2024 before finally landing on December 13, the pre-holiday Christmas frame where Sony had launched the Jumanji movies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Several Asia-Pacific markets, including South Korea, Hong Kong, China and India were closed for the Labor Day holiday.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The upcoming May 1-5 long Labor Day holiday is one of the country’s busiest travel seasons.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Several Asia-Pacific markets, including South Korea, Hong Kong, China and India were closed for the Labor Day holiday.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The upcoming May 1-5 long Labor Day holiday is one of the country’s busiest travel seasons.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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