The Redirection Of May Day In The UK
The Labour Movement chose May Day as International Labour Day. May Day is the one festival of the year for which there is no significant church service. Because of this, it has always been a strong secular festival particularly among people, who would often take the day off to celebrate it without their employer's approval. It was a popular custom - a people's day - and so it became identified with the Labour and socialist movements and by the 20th Century, it was rooted as part of the socialist calendar.
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