The International Labor Day is a national holiday which falls on 1st May. It is the holiday of the working people of all over the world. On that day, celebration activities are held all over the world. The International Labor Day is celebrated in more than 80 countries.

5月1日是国际劳动节。这是全世界劳动人民的节日。这一天，庆祝活动在世界各地举行。80多个国家庆祝国际劳动节。

The History of the International Labor Day

On 1st May 1886, a strike and demonstration of large scale happened in America, which involved 35 thousand persons. Then it was repressed by the police and two demonstrators were shot. The situation got worse: more people died because of the confrontation between the government and the people.

1886年5月1日，美国芝加哥发生了大规模的罢工和示威，有3万5千人参加。随后，罢工遭到警察的镇压，两名示威者遭到枪击。情况变得更加糟糕，更多的人因为和政府对抗而死亡。

To remember the great labor movement, the protests of workers broke out all over the world. This was the predecessor of the International Labor Day. In July 1889, the Second International leaded by Friedrich Engels held a congress in Paris which decided to set 1st May as the International Labor Day.

为了纪念伟大的劳工运动，抗议活动在世界各地爆发。这是国际劳动节的前身。1889年7月，由恩格斯领导的第二国际组织在巴黎召开了一次会议，决定将5月1日定为国际劳动节。