What are the significance of Labor Day and what are the customs of May Day?
Labor Day is a worldwide holiday, also known as "May 1st International Labor Day".It was first proposed by Engels in 1889 and set as a legal holiday after the founding of New China.The significance of Labor Day is to commemorate the day when the working people fought for their legitimate rights and interests, a big step in the development of human civilization, and to remind the people to have an indomitable spirit of common struggle.
The Importance of Labor Day Significance
1.The significance of the May 1st Labor Day is that the workers’ struggle has achieved gratifying results, and the working hours of workers are generally shortened.Under the pressure of workers, the governments of some countries promulgated laws in favor of workers’ interests, which enhanced the confidence of the working class in struggle and accumulated rich experience for the international labor movement.It is a historic progress of human civilization and democracy that the laborers have won their legitimate rights and interests through struggle and with a tenacious, heroic and unyielding spirit of struggle.
2.The working people strive for legal rights and interests:in the feudal society and slave society, the legal rights and interests of the working people were difficult to be guaranteed, and they were even oppressed by all classes.Only gradually began to fight for legal rights.This is a very rare thing, and it is also something worth remembering and celebrating.Therefore, in 1889, Engels proposed the establishment of the May 1st International Labor Day, and held an international labor demonstration in the following year.
What are the customs of May 1st Labor Day
1.China - The State Council of the Central People’s Government designated May 1st as the statutory Labor Day in December 1949.Celebration, people put on festive costumes, gathered happily in parks, theaters, squares, participated in various celebration gatherings or cultural and recreational activities, and commended laborers who have made outstanding contributions.
2.Thailand - On the "May 1st" national holiday, there will be related celebrations in the capital and some big cities, but the scale is generally not too large.This year, Thailand has a holiday on the 1st and a compensatory holiday on the 2nd.
3.Japan - 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, and National Day on May 4.Holidays, Children’s Day on the 5th, these holidays are connected together.Generally, Japanese people have at least one week of rest, and the longest is even 11 days.
4.The United States - it coincides with the weekend.The United States has holidays on the 30th and 1st, but in the past, it only took a day off on the 1st, and there were no celebrations.
5.Russia - May 1-3 is a national holiday, when all political parties will gather on the Red Square to give speeches, and ordinary citizens will hold parades.
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