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Funny thing about that is that the the international one, on May 1, is ultimately based on a strike in Chicago. So the entire world celebrates Labour Day based
by mcv 5y ago
Funny thing about that is that the the international one, on May 1, is ultimately based on a strike in Chicago.
So the entire world celebrates Labour Day based on an event in the US, while the US alone uses a different date. And somehow that doesn't even seem that unusual to me; the US often is the first with a new idea, and as soon as others join in, they back down.
- Zababa 5y ago> while the US alone uses a different date As I said in my post, the US aren't alone in that, Japan also uses a different date. Canada also celebrates it on a different day, the same as the US. Ireland celebrates it on the first Monday in May.