May Day 2009

May Day celebrants fanned out across Europe Friday and thousands marched in annual protests, some in defiance of government bans.
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May Day has a long history of different incarnations...
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May Day 2008

May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several public holidays. In many countries, May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. As a day of celebration the holiday has ancient origins, and it can relate to many customs that have survived into modern times. Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that it falls approximately halfway between an equinox and a solstice.
It has become a day of protest and today the tradition continued in Germany; Canada; Indonesia/Philippines/Peru; Turkey; United States; Cuba...
BBC News pics HERE