What springs to mind when you hear May Day? In the U.S. and abroad, the day has grown to encompass a spectrum of meanings. But the themes have remained the same: worker unity, suppression and rebirth.

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. Protesters used the labor holiday to decry what they view as attacks on the working class and ...

May Day has origins stretching back to the Middle Ages and the holiday is one of four annual cross-quarter days in the pagan calendar, marking the midpoints between solstices and equinoxes.

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival dating back to the Middle Ages. The festival honors the start of summer, as spring is halfway over.

In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday known as International Workers’ Day or Workers’ Day. It's basically Labor Day for the rest of the world.

May Day was first celebrated thousands of years ago as a spring festival that included dancing – in some places using ribbons and circling a "Maypole" – singing and eating cake.

May Day is celebrated with colors, flowers and bonfires. Those who celebrate it, adorn their homes with flowers and greenery, and gather in public spaces for some maypole dancing, crowning a May ...

In the 19th century, May Day took on a new meaning in the U.S. when May 1 was declared International Workers’ Day amid a labor movement for worker’s rights and an eight-hour workday.

In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday known as International Workers’ Day or Workers’ Day. It's basically Labor Day for the rest of the world.

May Day— May 1— is a spring festival in many parts of the world. It is also International Workers' Day. So depending on your neighborhood, expect to see children dancing around a maypole.

Happy May Day, HollywoodLifers! The first day of May is a traditional holiday to celebrate the arrival of good weather and cheer, worldwide. Click through to learn five important facts about this u… ...