Spring and Labor Festival

Peace. Labor. MAYIt was celebrated in the Russian Empire for the first time in 1890 in Warsaw, and in 1891 in the capital - in St. Petersburg.

The original name is International Workers’ Solidarity Day. In the Soviet Union, the holiday was often called simply by the number - 1 May.

In the Russian Federation is celebrated as a holiday of Spring and Labor.

Whether it is called the Day of Solidarity of Workers or the holiday of spring and labor, for many, May 1 traditionally symbolizes the revival and arrival of spring.

The great emotional charge that it carries is associated not only with the feeling of spring awakening of nature, but also with the perception of May 1 as a common celebration that unites all Russians.