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.

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival dating back to the Middle Ages. The festival honors the start of summer, as spring is halfway over.

May Day has origins stretching back to the Middle Ages and the holiday is one of four annual cross-quarter days in the pagan calendar, marking the midpoints between solstices and equinoxes.

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.

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 parades and marches were common in the early decades of the 20th century, in cities like Seattle and Tacoma, where there were a lot of unions. “In the state of Washington, ...

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 ...

Happy May Day, HollywoodLifers! The first day of May is a traditional holiday to celebrate the arrival of good weather and cheer, worldwide. Click through to learn five important facts about this u… ...

Depending on where you live, May Day is either an ancient European spring festival or a day of support for immigrants and workers’ rights. In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday ...

Why May Day Feels Different in 2025. May Day demonstrations aren’t new. But this year hits different. Organizers told NPR the scale of the movement is historic, with more than 1,000 events ...

May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during a “Fighting ...