Labour Day 2018: Google Doodle marks spirits  of the working class on May Day
Labour Day 2018: Google Doodle marks spirits of the working class on May Day
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Labour Day, usually a public holiday, is one and the same with the International Workers' Day or Workers' Day for the most part of countries.This day is marked on every 1 May.

Commonly known as Labour Day, even referred to as 'May Day' in several countries such as India. For other nations, Labour Day is observed on a separate date, repeatedly one with particular importance for the labour movement in the nation.

In India, May Day was first observed in Chennai on 1 May 1923 subsequently an initiative by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan.

The day is a festivity of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement every year on 1 May, a primordial European spring fiesta.

In the United States, the date was selected by a pan-national organization of socialist and communist political parties to celebrate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886. From corner to corner of the world, the labour movement is, in particular, the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.

Tuesday's doodle by Google captures the strength of mind of the workers. It features a collection of countless instruments and tools used by workers in a variety of professions, from medicine to woodwork.

In India, May Day is commemorated as "Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas" and is a significant occasion in states like West Bengal.

 

 

 

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