Every year, the first day of month May is celebrated as May Day. It is also popularly known as International Workers’ Day. It is a celebration of laborers and working classes. In the late nineteenth century, the congress of the Second International performed a general strike for the 8 hours workday. Later, they called for people from all around the world to protest globally for the same cause on May 1, 1890. Now, the day is celebrated as Labour Day in several countries.
Facts Associated With May Day
1. Dancing The Maypole Dance
Now, May Day is presumably globally known for the medieval convention of “dancing the maypole dance”.
2. Pagan Worshippers
It is believed that on May 1, many pagan worshippers wake up to find out that their face has turned into a huge tusk.
3. Weird Kind of May Day Celebration
In Oxford, May Day is celebrated by ignoring the signs for public welfare.
4. Another Strange Tradition of Romania
On this day, the youngest child of the Romanian village is forced to climb on a maypole. Once the child reaches the top, he/she needs to live there for around 4 days or until they fall off from the top of the maypole.
5. Pagan Worshippers of England
Pagan worshippers in England gather on this day to watch a cricket match with their own.
6. In Greece
The celebration of May Day in Greece takes place with a displaying the pictures of Angela Merkel looking like Hitler.
That sums up the facts about the May Day.
Also read: International Women’s Day: A History of the Great Struggle
Tiru Dehariya
