In some countries, May Day is a public holiday for workers, including France, Kenya and China, where it lasts five days. In Russia, Communist-led May Day celebrations were once massive affairs.

While May Day is marked as a spring celebration by many, it is also known as International Workers' Day, and is seen as a day to celebrate and promote advances for the working class.Many people ...

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.

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.

CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters in U.S. cities are set to protest Monday against immigration policies to mark May Day. It is an event that will also generate ...

Most of us have heard of May Day, but what is May Day all about? Here's the history behind the holiday, and a list of the best traditions (including the May Day basket!) ...

May Day has shared a date with International Workers' Day since the 1880s. At the time, labor movements around the world were fighting for fair work accommodations.

May Day, or International Workers Day, is celebrated with marches and rallies every May 1 to lift up the working people and their demands for freedom, equality, and justice. That is the Red tradition ...

Tonight -- crestview city officials held a special meeting to address concerns of alleged racial profiling by the police department.Residents ...

While May isn't as packed with events as March and April were, there are still a few days to look forward to, like May Day, Mother's Day, and Cinco de Mayo.

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.. Floralia ...