May Day 2019

Special holiday is celebrated every year in different parts of the world - International Workers' Day. In total, more than 80 countries of the world express gratitude and respect to workers of all professions by colorful processions, concerts and mass celebrations.

By tradition, peaceful demonstrations, concerts with guest stars, fairs, folk festivals and all kinds of flash mobs are organized for the holiday. Processions of various sizes are held throughout Russia, but the most massive gather in Moscow. This year, no less than one hundred thousand people will join the ranks of the trade unions, united by the slogan “For a fair economy in the interests of the working man!”. However, now on this date not only workers are honored, but people simply rejoice at the arrival of spring heat, the flowering of all life and the approach of summer. Today, May 1 is the day of spring and labor, which all Russians love and expect.

The demonstration in Moscow is the most numerous, photo WEB

Most of the post-Soviet space, as well as China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Austria and other countries also celebrate May 1, which is also called the Labour Day, or the International Worker's Day. The French give each other lilies of the valley for happiness, and the Sicilians - daisies. The Italians celebrate Valentine's Day and flowers, wearing wreaths of roses and carnations on their heads. And in ancient times they worshiped Maya, the goddess of fertility, so that the expended spring labor  would not be in vain.

The Finns have their own May Day, which they call Vappu Day. Here it is dedicated not only to all working people, but also to students who wear white caps and start having fun since the evening of April 30th. The Germans at the same time dress up in the costumes of evil spirits and celebrate Walpurgis Night, and in the morning, as if nothing had happened, they go to the traditional processions of trade unions.

Vappu Day in Finland, photo WEB

But in South Africa, this holiday is held under the patronage of the authorities, remaining solely as the Day of Worker's Solidarity. It is also the same for the citizens of Turkey, who are performing a march written by a Turkish poet at every demonstration. And the Chinese, almost like the Russians, rest in early May for several days and also participate in festive processions.

Under one name or another, such a holiday exists in the vast majority of states, but in many it is set to other dates. For example, Japan celebrates Worker's Day day on November 23, and in the United States, celebrations of workers are held on the first Monday of autumn. Nevertheless, about 80 countries of the world do not have anything similar to our May Day in their holiday calendars.

1 May in China, photo WEB

On May 1, the eco-information portal VLV-mag celebrates its 2nd anniversary. For two years now, our team has supported environmental initiatives in word and deed and has its finger on the pulse of events taking place in the world. We are talking about how humanity affects the environment, talk about existing and potential problems, highlight eco-news from science and technology. Our task is to inform the Internet community of the need to rethink our attitude to nature and begin to transform a consumer society into a society of conscious people who care about their home - the planet Earth.

The portal's initiative is supported by a large team of professionals, we involve stars of show business, politicians, actors, bloggers - all those who are able to lead the fans in a good cause. Today we see the result: in two years the audience of the portal has expanded, and we became more confident, having noticed the keen interest of the reader. Environmental problems are a threat to the entire planet, and everyone can provide assistance in solving them. We believe that with common forces we will definitely change life for the better!

Team of VLV-mag, Switzerland-Russia

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