International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries.历史:International Workers' Day is the commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, when, after an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they dispersed a public meeting, Chicago police fired on workers during a general strike for the eight hour workday, killing several demonstrators and resulting in the deaths of several police officers, largely from friendly fire. In 1889, the first congress of the Second International, meeting in Paris for the centennial of the French Revolution and the Exposition Universelle, following a proposal by Raymond Lavigne, called for international demonstrations on the 1890 anniversary of the Chicago protests.[citation needed] May Day was formally recognized as an annual event at the International's second congress in 1891.[citation needed]Subsequently, the May Day Riots of 1894 occurred. In 1904, the International Socialist Conference meeting in Amsterdam called on "all Social Democratic Party organizations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on May First for the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace." The congress made it "mandatory upon the proletarian organizations of all countries to stop work on May 1, wherever it is possible without injury to the workers."In many countries, the working classes sought to make May Day an official holiday, and their efforts largely succeeded. May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist and anarchist groups. In some circles, bonfires are lit in commemoration of the Haymarket martyrs, usually at dawn.[6] May Day has been an important official holiday in Communist countries such as the People's Republic of China, Cuba and the former Soviet Union. May Day celebrations typically feature elaborate popular and military parades in these countries.In the United States and Canada, however, the official holiday for workers is Labor Day in September. This day was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, who organized the first parade in New York City. After the Haymarket Square riot in May, 1886, US President Grover Cleveland feared that commemorating Labor Day on May 1 could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus he moved in 1887 to support the Labor Day that the Knights supported.[7]In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated May 1 to "Saint Joseph The Worker". The Catholic Church considers Saint Joseph the patron saint of (among others) workers, craftsmen,[8] and "people fighting communism".[9]Right-wing governments have traditionally sought to repress the message behind International Workers' Day, with fascist governments in Portugal, Italy, Germany and Spain abolishing the workers' holiday, and the Conservative party in the UK currently attempting to abolish the UK's annual May Day Bank Holiday.[10]
元旦(1月1日)-----NEW YEAR'S DAY 成人节(日本,1月15日)-----ADULTS DAY 情人节(2月14日)-----ST.VALENTINE'S DAY (VALENTINE'S DAY) 元宵节(阴历1月15日)-----LANTERN FESTIVAL 狂欢节(巴西,二月中、下旬)-----CARNIVAL 桃花节(日本女孩节,3月3日)-----PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL'S FESTIVAL) 国际妇女节(3月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 圣帕特里克节(爱尔兰,3月17日)-----ST. PATRICK'S DAY 枫糖节(加拿大,3-4月)-----MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL 愚人节(4月1日)-----FOOL'S DAY 复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)-----EASTER 宋干节(泰国新年4月13日)-----SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY 食品节(新加坡,4月17日)-----FOOD FESTIVAL 国际劳动节(5月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY 男孩节(日本,5月5日)-----BOY'S DAY 母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)-----MOTHER'S DAY 把斋节-----BAMADAN 开斋节(4月或5月,回历十月一日)-----LESSER BAIRAM 银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)-----BANK HOLIDAY 国际儿童节(6月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY 父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)-----FATHER'S DAY 端午节(阴历5月5日)-----DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 仲夏节(北欧6月)-----MID-SUMMER DAY 古尔邦节(伊斯兰节,7月下旬)-----CORBAN 筷子节(日本,8月4日)-----CHOPSTICS DAY 中秋节(阴历8月15日)-----MOON FESTIVAL 教师节(中国,9月10日)-----TEACHER'S DAY 敬老节(日本,9月15日)-----OLD PEOPLE'S DAY 啤酒节(德国十月节,10月10日)-----OKTOBERFEST 南瓜节(北美10月31日)-----PUMPKIN DAY 鬼节(万圣节除夕,10月31日夜)-----HALLOWEEN 万圣节(11月1日)-----HALLOWMAS 感恩节(美国,11月最后一个星期4)-----THANKSGIVING 护士节(12月12日)-----NRUSE DAY 圣诞除夕(12月24日)-----CHRISTMAS EVE 圣诞节(12月25日)-----CHRISTMAS DAD 节礼日(12月26日)-----BOXING DAY 新年除夕(12月31日)-----NEW YEAR'S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries) 春节(阴历一月一日)-----SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)