Top 10 Reasons to Celebrate Labor Day

10. You can fire up the barbecue and enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob and other grilled fare with friends and family.

9. It's a day that recognizes, celebrates and honors the contributions that the working class has made to America.

8. Eat like an Irishman! After the first Labor Day in New York City in September 1882, people marched in a parade and enjoyed a picnic of Irish stew, homemade bread and apple pie.

7. Males and females, young and old, can enjoy the day -- regardless of religion or race.

6. Enjoy a reprieve from school, if it has already started, or bid adieu to summer before school begins anew.

5. You don't have to buy anyone a gift for this holiday (unless you really want to).

4. There's still time to swim, surf and take in the September sun.

3. You can watch the musical revues on the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and donate money to a good cause, too.

2. It's a three-day weekend.

1. No labor!