May 1st. is International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day. Though most countries celebrate it on May 1st. but there are other countries who celebrate it on a different date with their own historic origin.
In Europe the day has older significance as a rural festival which is predominantly more important than that of the Labour Day movement. The holiday has become internationalised and several countries hold multi-day celebrations including parades, shows and other patriotic and labour-oriented events.
In Australia, Labour Day is a public holiday celebrating the achievement of the 8-hour day in the late 1850s. Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne, Australia, stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight hour day. Their direct action protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organized workers in the world to achieve an eight hour day with no loss of pay, which subsequently inspired the celebration of Labour Day. "Previously workers are required to work long hours each week ........... 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week".
Thus in general, Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there "A Very Happy & Blessed Labour Day".
In Europe the day has older significance as a rural festival which is predominantly more important than that of the Labour Day movement. The holiday has become internationalised and several countries hold multi-day celebrations including parades, shows and other patriotic and labour-oriented events.
In Australia, Labour Day is a public holiday celebrating the achievement of the 8-hour day in the late 1850s. Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne, Australia, stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight hour day. Their direct action protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organized workers in the world to achieve an eight hour day with no loss of pay, which subsequently inspired the celebration of Labour Day. "Previously workers are required to work long hours each week ........... 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week".
Thus in general, Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone out there "A Very Happy & Blessed Labour Day".
Happy Holiday To All!!
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