Editing Labour Day (section)

===The Bahamas===
Labour Day is a [[Public holidays in the Bahamas|national holiday in The Bahamas]], celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/bahamas |publisher=timeanddate.com |title=Holidays in The Bahamas in 2015 |access-date=27 December 2015 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121015052/http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/bahamas/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The traditional date of Labour Day in [[The Bahamas]], however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942. Labour Day is meant to honour and celebrate workers and the importance of their contributions to the nation and society. In the capital city, [[Nassau, The Bahamas|Nassau]], thousands of people come to watch a parade through the streets, which begins at mid-morning. Bands in colourful uniforms, traditional African [[Junkanoo]] performers, and members of various labour unions and political parties are all part of the procession, which ends up at the Southern Recreation Grounds, where government officials make speeches for the occasion.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Oswald |title=History of Randol Fawkes Labour Day |url=https://bahamaschronicle.com/history-of-randol-fawkes-labour-day/ |website=Bahamas Chronicle |access-date=18 January 2025 |date=2 June 2023}}</ref>