MAY 1 - International Workers Day

Spiritual_Chaos
Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,479
in A Moving Train
International Workers' Day, also known as Workers' Day, Labour Day in some countries[1][2] and often referred to as May Day,[3][4] is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on May Day (1 May), an ancient European spring festival.[5][6]

The first of May is a national, public holiday in many countries across the world, in most cases as "Labour Day", "International Workers' Day" or some similar name – although some countries celebrate a Labour Day on other dates significant to them, such as the United States, which celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday of September.


Who's out demonstrating today?

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,309
    Who is out getting shitfaced today is the much more important question.  
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,479
    Jason P said:
    Who is out getting shitfaced today is the much more important question.  
    In Sweden we do that on April 30th (Valborgsmässoafton) because of having may 1 off:




    Despite its modern links to Christianity, Valborgsmässoafton, which has been celebrated in Sweden since the Middle Ages, is one of two Swedish holidays which still resemble their pre-Christian merrymaking. The other is Midsummer.

    The original pagan festival heralded the onset of the growth season. It attempted to ward off evil, ensure fertility and cleanse the land of the dried and dead of winter. Today, it is still the accepted gateway to long and warmer days.

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505

  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    bit of Aussie police humor on their social media pages hahaha
  • rhanishane
    rhanishane NSW Australia Posts: 505
    and crime stoppers in the comments hahaha too funny
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Out demonstrating?  Nope- working. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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