International Workers' Day, also known as Labor Day or May Day, is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement and occurs every year on May 1. [1] [2]
May 1 was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago that occurred on May 4, 1886.[3] Some countries celebrate a Labor Day on other dates significant to them, such as the United States which celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday of September.
In many countries a traditional European spring celebration and public holiday, May Day, also occurs on or around May 1. Therefore, while May 1 is a national public holiday in many countries, in only some of those countries is it celebrated specifically as "Labor Day" or "International Workers' Day".
May 1 was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago that occurred on May 4, 1886.[3] Some countries celebrate a Labor Day on other dates significant to them, such as the United States which celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday of September.
In many countries a traditional European spring celebration and public holiday, May Day, also occurs on or around May 1. Therefore, while May 1 is a national public holiday in many countries, in only some of those countries is it celebrated specifically as "Labor Day" or "International Workers' Day".
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