Last day of April.Tomorrow it is International Worker´s Day
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
April 30, 2017 11:39am CST
Tomorrow it is a holiday in my country and in many countries of the world.
Tomorrow is International Worker´s Day. It is interesting to learn why this day was set and how it has changed its meaning.
And while the reason to use this date has to do with the US, this country celebrates Labour Day in another month.
Did you know that not all countries celebrated International Worker´s Day the same day?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Apr 17
It is good that the day exists in some form in most countries. Workers need to be recognized, but wonder what benefit they day will bring?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Apr 17
@HAPPSINGH Tomorrow is Loyalty Day here in the States.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
30 Apr 17
That is very interesting. I had no idea that there was an actual international workers day. I assumed there would be a labor day but I kind of thought it was just wherever the countries would find it most convenient to place it haha
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
Labour´s Day is a very political day in many countries. I would not choose tomorrow to go visit.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
30 Apr 17
@marguicha haha for sure! I imagine airlines and trains are packed.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
@DesirousDreamer I would not visit in this day. And many people just don´t go out. So buses and trains do not circulate much.
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
1 May 17
I wonder why they celebrate it in another day.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
1 May 17
@LadyDuck I see. It seems to me that the US considers even mild leftist ideas as communist ones.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
1 May 17
@marguicha I know the reason. The U.S. chooses not to celebrate Labor Day on May 1st because that is considered a socialist holiday, associated with strikes, rebellion, and in some minds, even Marxist revolution. So they celebrate on another day.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
Because you celebrate in September, I think.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
1 May 17
@NJChicaa I thought so. Is there any special reason that it happens that day?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 May 17
I have a holiday but hubby had to go to work...so mylotting
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Apr 17
I think it is called labor they here. It doesnt felt like a holiday to me though because I will still go to work.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
30 Apr 17
So many holidays hard to keep track
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
I agree. But there are several that are kept in most part of the planet. I read here sometimes posts about being the "day of the hamburger" or the "Day of the clothespin".
This is not one os such.
This is not one os such.
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
30 Apr 17
@HAPPSINGH I was wondering the same. What did time have to do with Worker´s Day!
. What did time have to do with Worker´s Day!1 person likes this
