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International Workers' Day

This article is about a holiday sometimes called May Day. For the traditional spring holiday, see May Day. For other labour-related holidays, see Labour Day (disambiguation).
International Workers' Day
2013 International Workers’ Day demonstration in Austria
Official nameInternational Workers’ Day
Also calledMay Day
CelebrationsVarious, depending on the country; mostly parades, marches, barbecues
Date1 May, or First Monday in May
FrequencyAnnual
First time1 May 1889
Related to

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries[1] and often referred to as May Day,[2][3] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May,[4][5] or the first Monday in May.[6][7]

Traditionally, 1 May is the date of the European spring festival of May Day. The International Workers Congress held in Paris in 1889 established the Second International for labor, socialist, and Marxist parties. It adopted a resolution for a "great international demonstration" in support of working-class demands for the eight-hour day. The 1 May date was chosen by the American Federation of Labor to commemorate a general strike in the United States, which had begun on 1 May 1886 and culminated in the Haymarket affair four days later. The demonstration subsequently became a yearly event.[5] The 1904 Sixth Conference of the Second International, called on "all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the eight-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace".[8]

The 1st of May, or first Monday in May, is a national public holiday in many countries, in most cases known as "International Workers' Day" or a similar name. Some countries celebrate a Labour Day on other dates significant to them, such as the United States and Canada, which celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of September.[9] In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to "Saint Joseph the Worker". Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers and craftsmen, among others.[10][11]

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  4. ^ "The Brief Origins of May Day". IWW Historical Archives. Industrial Workers of the World. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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  6. ^ The Penguin Encyclopedia. Penguin Books. 2004. p. 860. Labour / Labor Day A day of celebration, public demonstrations, and parades by trade unions and labour organizations , held in many countries on 1 May or theheld in many countries on 1 May or the first Monday in May
  7. ^ "Labour Day 2024". Times of India. 1 May 2024. International Workers' Day, which is also called Labour Day or May Day, is celebrated in many countries ... In India, Labour Day or May Day is celebrated on May 1 every year; while some countries mark this on the first Monday in May.
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  9. ^ "International Labour Day 2021: Theme, Quotes, History, Significance". S A NEWS. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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