The history of the holiday of May 1, Workers' Solidarity Day, begins in July 1889.
On May 1, 1886, American workers staged a strike, demanding an eight-hour workday. The strike and peaceful demonstration ended in a bloody clash with police.
That year, at the second congress of the international, in memory of the workers' uprising in Chicago, a decision was made to celebrate this day annually on May 1st.
May 1 was first celebrated as International Workers' Day in 1890 in Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the USA, Norway, France, and Sweden.
May Day has long been a symbol of revolution and irreconcilable class struggle. Today, this holiday is celebrated in 142 countries and territories on May 1st or the first Monday in May.
In Moldova, this holiday is called Spring and Labor Day. This stems from the tradition in Bukovina and Moldova of going out into the forest to explore the vineyards on May 1st, where people drank wine with wormwood and ate roast lamb.
This was how they celebrated the final arrival of spring. This tradition is still observed in some parts of the republic today.
It is also traditional to hold events in the country's central square on May 1st.
