* Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old.
* Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival.
* It is the first Monday in September, Labor Day has come to be recognized in the U.S. not only as a celebration of the working class, but even more so as the unofficial end of the summer season.
* This holiday grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York.
* In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September.
* The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day.
* Today Americans have barbecues, picnics, parades, give speeches and spend the day with family and friends honoring the working class.
MANDRIAN TALKING CONTEST: Five (5) non-Chinese participants will attempt to talk Mandarin, with the right intonation. They will be guided by a hilarious Emcee. The participants will also be required to perform Kung-fu acts, e.g. Talking and enacting like an eagle, snake, monkey, etc. (Animals of the Chinese lunar calendar).
STOPPING: Divide up into 2-3 teams (5 players in each one). The teams form up in lines. The last player in each line gets a coin. He/she puts it on the back of the hand. The task is to put the coin on the back of the hand of the player next to without the assistance of the other hand. The players pass the coin until the first player in the line gets it. If the coin is dropped, the player who dropped it must put it again on the back of his/her hand. At the distance of 7-10 meters in front of each team there stands a chair. On the chair there are 10 tennis balls. The first player of each team gets the spoon and runs to the chair. There he/she puts a coin on the seat of the chair, picks up a ball with the help of the spoon, runs to his/her team, puts the ball into the packet and passes the spoon to the next player. The team which "buys up" all the balls the first wins the game.