Friday, September 01, 2006

Canton does Labor Day right

The town of Canton is going all out to celebrate Labor Day. In fact, the town has been going all out for a month now.

"In most towns, Labor Day is nothing more than a day off from work," says the Asheville Citizen-Times. "In Canton, it’s an obsession.

"The town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its annual Labor Day celebration and parade, an institution in this proud, self-proclaimed blue-collar town. The town is now immersed in a monthlong celebration, climaxing Monday with the Labor Day parade.

"It’s one of the oldest continuing celebrations of Labor Day in the Southeast, perhaps the nation."

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