Labor Day

Labor DayOn May 1, 1886, American workers went on strike demanding an 8-hour day. The strike and the accompanying demonstration ended in a bloody clash with police.

In July 1889, the Paris Congress of the Second International decided to hold annual demonstrations on May 1 in commemoration of the Chicago workers’ speech. The first International Workers’ Solidarity Day was celebrated in 1890 in Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, USA, Norway, France, Sweden and some other countries.

Austria, Albania, Algeria, Anguilla, Angola, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Afghanistan - this is the list of celebrating May Day countries, the name of which begins with the letter "a". Then you can continue throughout the alphabet up to "Y" (South Africa). A total of 142 countries are recruited

May Day, whatever you call it – Spring Day, Labor Day, Workers’ Solidarity Day – is one of the most popular holidays in the world, celebrated by almost two-thirds of humanity in all parts of the world.