On May 1, many countries around the world celebrate International Labor Day and Workers' Day.
It began on May 1, 1886 in the United States, when the unions conducted an unofficial national strike, in which more than 300,000 workers from all over the world went on strike page c request for the introduction of an official 8-hour working day.
In socialist and communist countries, the celebration of May Day is of great importance, in terms of ideology and the claim that these countries are ruled by the workers a klaca.
Since 1945, the communist government in the People's Republic of Bulgaria began to celebrate the holiday every year. The state observes May Day with large-scale demonstrations throughout the country, in which civil servants must take part.
After the end of socialism in Bulgaria in 1989, May 1 continued to be an official and non-working day, but the state government did not engage in the organization of mass demonstrations. This Thursday is marked by socials and communicators.
In the United States and Canada, Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September.
May 1 is read as Labor Day and is an official holiday in a number of countries such as: Germany, Austria, Mexico, Thailand, Russia.