What festival is May 1?

? May 1 is also May Day International Labor Day.

Labor Day originated in America in the19th century. A carpenter named mcguire founded the predecessor of the AFL-CIO.

In 1882, he suggested that the central trade unions in new york should praise their contributions to workers in the United States. With the support of the Knights of Labor, 10,000 workers marched in new york on September 5th, which was designated as Labor Day.

1884, the Knights of Labor changed the first Monday in September to Labor Day. 1894, Congress officially designated Labor Day as a legal holiday. Socialist countries designated May 1 day as Labor Day, so it was called May Day.

Commemorative song

192 1 On the eve of May Day, the workers learned to sing "May Day Commemorative Song" in Changxindian labor tutorial school founded by Deng Zhongxia, a member of Beijing * * * production team.

"Beautiful freedom, star of the world, fight my blood, sacrifice for him, sweep away all power systems, and remember the beautiful May Day. The red flag is flying, we take the bright road, do what we can, take what we need, regardless of the rich or the poor, and only help each other. I hope everyone will work hard. " This magnificent and powerful song was written by the teachers of Changxindian Labor Practice School and the progressive students of Peking University.