Labour day is celebrated in all the countries in the world.But it is celebrated on different days and in different months.For instance, Canada's Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September. But most of the countries around 80 countries celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1 – the ancient European holiday of May Day – and several countries have chosen their own dates for Labour Day.
This Labour day is to mark the unity of labours around the world.Their hard work in their own respective fields is recognised through this wonderful day.It is usually a holiday for all the showrooms and all the shops.The history of this labour day goes like this In the beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labour movements grew in their own respective fields, different groups of trade unionists chose a variety of days on which to celebrate labour day. The United States was the first nation to propose a September holiday called Labor Day was first proposed in the early1880s.
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The history of the importance of the Labour day May 1, 1886, that many labour unions started protests in Chicago and other important cities of US demanding an eight-hour workday. Protests continued and got intense on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, police opened fire on protestors killing many and wounding hundreds of them. Later a decision was taken to observe May 1 as Labour Day in commemoration of the Haymarket tragedy.this is the actual history of MAY DAY.
May 1 is also a national holiday in Russia and Asian countries such as China, Thailand, and Vietnam.In metropolitan cities, Labour day is celebrated with a relaxed holiday.
