Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire"s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J, proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday ju
几天前,奶奶就来电话说,山上的野草莓(檬子),都快熟了。天助我也,适逢“五一”假期,我和姐姐早早地回了乡下老家。
带齐装备,我们来到了刚开垦的山核桃林里。放眼望去,惊诧和狂喜瞬间击中了我,满山坡红彤彤一片,多得超乎想象。如狼入羊群,我双手齐发,不停的往嘴中塞,多汁、甘甜、清香,绝对人间美味。
不想,这个“五一”享受到的美味竟不止于此。爬累山坡的我刚走回院子,一阵酱香便飘过来,我深吸一口气,急忙跑进厨房里。柴火灶的锅子里,热气腾腾,黄色的酱,“咕咕”地翻滚着。
一个个气泡从下面冒下来,便炸开了,像大雨打在水面,起了无数的水泡。牛肉香、酱香、笋干香味,沁人心脾,香飘十里。
我忙问奶奶是怎么做的。奶奶面带微笑,边用手抚摸着我的头,边说:“先把笋干浸透,再把笋干撕成一小条,一小条的。之后把牛肉切成丁状,再把笋干、牛肉、香菇、豆腐干放入锅中不停地翻炒着,以防焦了。最后,到入橄榄油,放入豆瓣酱,等把牛肉酱熬干了,这碗酱就大功告成了!”现在的锅子上仙雾缭绕,仿佛在仙境一般。这些布骤对于我来说真是太神奇了!让我惊叹不已。
开始吃饭了,我三步并作两步冲上前去,抢过筷子,夺过瓷碗,奔向座位。连忙用筷子,夹了一口塞进嘴里。咸咸的加上刚才采摘的牛奶檬甜甜的。
真是两种人间美味,舌尖上的美食啊!这让我永远永远的怀念着它们。
5月2日,我们一家提着叮咛咣啷的大包小包到了一个地方这个地方有许多可爱的小家伙,猫咪看到它们会流口水哟!猜到了吧,这个一钩鱼池。
我们家的钩鱼泰斗(爸爸)要教我姐弟俩钩鱼啦!爸爸叫我们把鱼杆展开,把鱼饵弄到鱼钩上,面对那个“油光满面”的鱼饵,我有点怕怕,所以这个光荣而又艰巨的任务交给弟弟帮我完成了。我照着爸爸的样子握着杆把鱼钩甩进鱼池,可不幸的是鱼钩在向鱼池进军的进程中被树枝挂到了,结果是弟弟这个爬树的高手把鱼钩从树枝的魔爪中解救出来了。现在鱼钩终于战胜一切困难到达了鱼池。接下来,就是考验耐心的时候了,我命睁着绿豆大烔烔有神的眼睛目不转睛地盯着鱼池,不一会儿,我看到浮杆动了一直,我激动地跳起来拍手:“哇!鱼上钩了!”可是被我提出水面的鱼饵告诉我,我把鱼给吓跑了,唉!我为啥那激动咧。我吸取上一次的经验盯着浮杆连眼睛都不眨一下,终于皇天不负苦心人。浮杆动了几下,我耐心地等了一会儿,突然提起鱼杆,“哈哈!上钩喽!上钩喽!”我把鱼从鱼钩上取下,弟弟听到我的声音后跑来一看:“切!鱼都没我巴掌大!瞎叫个啥?”“哼!你这叫忌妒!”“巴掌大!”“忌妒!”……
这天,我不反得到了物质上的丰收,还学到了一个钩鱼的本领哟!哈哈!
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