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May Day refers to any of several holidays celebrated on May 1 or in the beginning of May.
Today, May Day usually refers to an internationally-celebrated holiday in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, United States and connected with a celebration of the more general social and economic achievements of the international working class and labor movement. May Day became established as the traditional socialist holiday during the 20th century; in these circles, the holiday is often known as International Workers' Day or Labour Day.
Separately, the term May Day also refers to any of several traditional pagan holiday in many parts of pre-Christian Europe, including the celebrations of Beltane in Celtic countries and Walpurgis Night in Germanic countries. These were seasonal religious celebrations, unrelated to the later workers' holiday. Their celebration faded as Europe became Christianized. Some local traditions, such as the Maypole, remain common, though now usually divested of any explicit references to paganry. Many neopagans today celebrate reconstructed versions of those old holidays on May 1st.
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R.I.P big bro n Happy Birthday this would've been your 21st birthday I will celebrate 4 u n may you rest in peace until the day we meet
ya_boy_trez (Autrezz W) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:24:44 -0000
R.I.P big bro n Happy Birthday this would've been your 21st birthday I will celebrate 4 u n may you rest in peace until the day we meet
RT @StarWalk Last day for the Star Walk holiday (discounted) price - $2.99 istead of $4.99! May be you needed the reminding? Here you are!
joschmoblo (Christina G) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:24:38 -0000
RT @StarWalk Last day for the Star Walk holiday (discounted) price - $2.99 istead of $4.99! May be you needed the reminding? Here you are!
I'm warming up to start my day. Think I may b fighting a cold as well... #fb
Outkum (Outkum) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:51 -0000
I'm warming up to start my day. Think I may b fighting a cold as well... #fb
Having fresh brewed coffee. Getting ready for a busy day. Hoping to hit LA and Palm Springs in May
Reddaddy (Reddaddy) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:28 -0000
Having fresh brewed coffee. Getting ready for a busy day. Hoping to hit LA and Palm Springs in May
@udaychopra and take care... you never know one day, with God's blessing, i may join you in Bollywood!!! haha... Random i know
Xsam16X (Samsara H) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:23:03 -0000
@udaychopra and take care... you never know one day, with God's blessing, i may join you in Bollywood!!! haha... Random i know
Signs a teacher may need a day off... RT @Shunology101 I will not let the actions of a crackhead parent ruin my day!! Amen!!
tearsasmith (Tearsa Smith) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:22:22 -0000
Signs a teacher may need a day off... RT @Shunology101 I will not let the actions of a crackhead parent ruin my day!! Amen!!
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May Day in New Haven, Connecticut - Information about the workers holiday as celebrated in the New England town.
Meta Description: [ Come celebrate May Day, International Workers Day, Tuesday, May First from 12 to 7pm on the New Haven Green, New Haven, CT. There will be live music, juggling, free vegetarian food, activist information tables and a may pole dance. ]
May Day on the Web - Includes the history of the day and information on cultural events around the world celebrating May Day.
May Day, The Workers' Day - History of May Day as the struggle for the eight-hour work day.
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May Day: What Happened to the Radical Workers' Holiday? - Discussion about the development of May Day in Europe as a working person's holiday.
Virtual May Day - Photographs from a Libertarian Socialists march in Stockholm, Sweden.
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