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[[File:May Day.png|thumb|Red countries celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1 and green countries celebrate Labor Day on another date.]] | [[File:May Day.png|thumb|Red countries celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1 and green countries celebrate Labor Day on another date.]] | ||
'''International Workers' Day''', also known as '''May Day''', is a holiday on May 1 that celebrates the [[working class]] and the labor movement. It is a public holiday in all five current socialist countries and many former socialist countries. In 1947, the [[United States of America|United States]] established Loyalty Day on May 1 as an anti-communist holiday.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Credo Reference|title=Loyalty Day|url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/hfcwd/loyalty_day/0|retrieved=2021-05-01}}</ref> | '''International Workers' Day''', also known as '''May Day''', is a holiday on May 1 that celebrates the [[working class]] and the labor movement. It is a public holiday in all five current socialist countries and many former socialist countries. In 1947, the [[United States of America|United States]] established Loyalty Day on May 1 as an anti-communist holiday.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Credo Reference|title=Loyalty Day|url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/hfcwd/loyalty_day/0|retrieved=2021-05-01}}</ref> | ||
== History == | |||
On May 1, 1886, a [[Strike action|strike]] of 400,000 workers began in [[Chicago]]. The workers demanded an eight-hour work day and were supported by [[Anarchism|anarchists]]. In 1889, the [[Second International]] called for international demonstrations on the anniversary of the Chicago strike. In 1891, at its second congress, the International recognized May Day as an annual event.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Libcom.org|title=A short history of May Day|url=https://libcom.org/article/short-history-may-day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430231102/https://libcom.org/article/short-history-may-day|archive-date=2022-04-30|retrieved=2022-05-14}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:05, 14 May 2022
International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, is a holiday on May 1 that celebrates the working class and the labor movement. It is a public holiday in all five current socialist countries and many former socialist countries. In 1947, the United States established Loyalty Day on May 1 as an anti-communist holiday.[1]
History
On May 1, 1886, a strike of 400,000 workers began in Chicago. The workers demanded an eight-hour work day and were supported by anarchists. In 1889, the Second International called for international demonstrations on the anniversary of the Chicago strike. In 1891, at its second congress, the International recognized May Day as an annual event.[2]
References
- ↑ "Loyalty Day". Credo Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ "A short history of May Day". Libcom.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-14.