A brief introduction to the origin and customs of Labor Day
The origin of Labour Day can be traced back to the 19th century, on May 1, 1886 In 1889, Engels proposed to set May 1 as International Labor Day to celebrate the victory of the proletarian laborers" legal rights and interests.The Warring States Labor Day has the customs of taking legal holidays, going out for travel, gatherings, watching cultural programs and so on.
Labor Day is one of the legal holidays in my country, and everyone in China must be familiar with it, but do you really know the specific origin of Labor Day? Labor Day is not a holiday for us to go to work, but to celebrate the revolutionary victory of proletarian workers.It originated from the victory of the American workers" strike in 1886, and then Engels proposed the establishment of Labor Day in 1889.There are various celebration customs around the world.
What is the history of Labor Day?
In the 19th century, capitalists had no bottom line to squeeze workers, and workers basically had no time to rest, even though the workers" strike movement in 1877 made capitalists make A concession was made, but it didn"t take long for the capitalists to return to their old ways.Under such long-term oppression, finally, on May 1, 1886, a workers" strike movement broke out in Chicago, USA.The movement lasted for 8 hours.In the end, the workers won and maintained their legal rights.Later, in 1889, Engels proposed to set May 1st as the May 1st International Labor Day to celebrate the legitimate rights and interests of proletarian workers.Since then, many countries around the world have begun to celebrate Labor Day.
What are the customs of Chinese Labor Day?
The full name of Labor Day is May 1 International Labor Day.It first started in 1890.It is not a traditional Chinese festival, but an international one.festival.But the reason why we celebrate Labor Day is because this day is a major day to celebrate the legitimate rights and interests of proletarian workers.Therefore, China"s Labor Day has the following customs:national holidays, travel and relaxation, gatherings and shopping, watching cultural programs and many more.
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