International Workers' Day

International Labor Day, also known as "May 1st International Labor Day" and "International Workers Day" (International Workers Day or May Day), is a national holiday in more than 80 countries in the world. Set on May 1st of each year. It is a festival shared by working people all over the world.

Activities all over the place

Countries around the world generally hold corresponding celebrations. However, not all countries set May 1 as Labor Day, and those countries that have celebrated "May Day" have very different ways and habits to celebrate.

Europe

Europe still celebrates May Day with demonstrations In Britain and Germany, authorities feared that demonstrations might lead to disturbances by anarchists. In Berlin, Germany, police and anarchists clashed in the middle of the night and several people were arrested. However, thousands of union activists marched peacefully through the city. In France and Austria, opponents of pension reform also took to the streets to take part in marches. From the news footage on Turkish state TV, the police beat the demonstrators with batons and pulled one of them away by the hair.

Russia: There are many parades, rallies, and entertainment. Since the establishment of Labor Day internationally, Russia has always attached great importance to this special festival. On May 1st, Russia has a national holiday, and various celebrations and mass parades are held.

Italy: No celebration, no holiday.

The United Kingdom, France and other European countries have identified "May Day" as Labor Day, many countries have a day off, and some countries have put the public holiday on the first Monday in May according to the situation. However, unlike most countries in the world, although Italy recognizes the "May 1st" International Labor Day and the government expresses its respect for laborers, most people do not hold special celebrations and there is no national "May 1st" holiday. .

America

Peru: The state stipulates that May 1st is the national Labor Day, and the whole country has a day off.

The United States: The birthplace of Labor Day is only "May Day" Labor Day originated in the United States. In the 1880s, in order to accumulate capital, the American bourgeoisie brutally exploited the working class. They used various means to force workers to work for 12 to 16 hours or more every day. American workers gradually realized that in order to protect their rights, they must fight.

Asia

Japan

Japan: Labor Day falls on the "Golden Week" Japan is a country with many festivals. There are many festivals around May 1, such as Arbor Day on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, National Holiday on May 4, and National Holiday on May 5. Children s Day, these holidays are connected together, generally Japanese have at least a week of rest, and the longest is even 11 days.

For the working class, the meaning of this long holiday is really unusual. Therefore, in Japan, the special celebration of Labor Day is gradually replaced by the "May Day Golden Week". And since April 29, Japan has entered the "Golden Week".

Thailand

Thailand first promulgated labor regulations in 1932, and subsequently designated May 1 each year as the national Labor Day to reward hard-working workers. On this day, Thailand has a unified national holiday, and there will be related celebrations in the capital and some big cities, but the scale is generally not too large.

Africa

Egypt

Known as Labor Day on May 1, it is considered a paid holiday. Traditionally, the President of Egypt presides over official May Day celebrations in Cairo; due to the President's case, under the 2011 revolution, as well as being controlled by the state to face corruption allegations, National Trade Union Center (Egyptian Confederation of Trade Unions), 2011 The festivities were organized by the Independent Trade Unions (United Egypt for the Independent Confederation of Trade Unions), for the first revolution since 1952.

South Africa

In South Africa, a public holiday on 1 May every year since 1994.