What is the name of the May 1 holiday? On the eve of the first day, we will answer a sharp question in a short article. Let's look into the history of May 1, open its traditions. On this day, a public holiday has been declared throughout the country. People gather for picnics and barbecues, and “peace, labor, May” is spinning in my head.
What is the name of the May 1 holiday? Story
Oddly enough, the history of the May 1 holiday is not at all tied to labor in the sense in which we imagine it: a garden, seeds, rakes, shovels, backs aching in the evening and a consciousness of one's own significance from the completed sowing.
In the nineteenth century, they worked 15 hours, and this was the official norm for the length of the working day. It is clear that protests broke out in distant Australia. This significant event took place in 1856 on the twenty-first of March. Thirty years later (in 1886) rallies were organized in America and Canada. The demonstrators wanted one thing: an eight-hour day.
It is clear that the powerful of this world did not want to make concessions. On May 4 in Chicago, the police tried to disperse the protesters. As a result, six protesters were killed. The indignation of the people about the impunity of the police resulted in real confrontations between the authorities and workers who dream of reducing their working days. 
There were new victims as a result of clashes between demonstrators and police. The bomb exploded. The consequences are sad:
- several dozen protesters were injured;
- four died;
- police losses amounted to eight people;
- 5 workers were accused of organizing the explosion;
- 3 people were sentenced to hard labor.
Three years later, the Second International met in Paris, where they decided to support American and Canadian workers. At the congress, indignant denunciations were heard against the authorities, who unjustifiably used force against peaceful demonstrators. There was also opposition to the executions that took place after the bombing.
Today, the political color of May Day has faded. People still celebrate, but without rallies, in the home circle, more often in nature.
One hundred and forty-two countries celebrate May 1st. Traditionally, the holiday of spring and labor is on the first Monday in May. In some countries, however, rallies are still taking place today, at which sharp slogans are heard on the topic of the day. Nevertheless, most of the people on this day walk, attend fairs, fry meat in the country.
Before the revolution, May 1 among the Russian peoples was a holiday of the beginning of summer: warm sunny weather, blooming gardens and bright yellow dandelions. According to the beliefs of our ancestors, the almighty Yarilo walks at night through meadows and forests in snow-white clothes, blessing for life and growth. 
