China people's activities to celebrate Labor Day can be traced back to 19 18. This year, some revolutionary intellectuals distributed leaflets introducing May Day to the masses in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Hankou. 1 949 65438+In February, the State Council, the central people's government, decided to designate May1day as the legal labor day, with a national holiday.

On this day every year, the whole country celebrates. People wear festive costumes and happily gather in parks, theaters and squares to participate in various celebration gatherings or cultural and recreational activities to commend workers who have made outstanding contributions.

1September 1999 18, the State Council, China, issued "the State Council's Decision on Amending the National Holiday and Remembrance Day Holidays", which was first issued by the China Municipal Council on February 23,1949, making the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day legal every year.

On June 5438+February 65438+February 4, 2007, the State Council City, China revised the National Festival and Memorial Day for the second time, and adjusted the start time of the Spring Festival holiday from the first day of the first lunar month to New Year's Eve; "May Day" was adjusted from 7 days to 3 days, a decrease of 4 days; Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are added as legal holidays, with 3 days off each. May Day Golden Week will also become history. Since 2008, the May Day Golden Week has become a three-day holiday.

The significance of labor day.

The significance of Labor Day is that laborers have won their legitimate rights and interests through struggle with indomitable heroism, which is the historical progress of human civilization and democracy and the essence of Labor Day. This is why people pay so much attention to Labor Day.

Labor creates wealth, labor creates civilization, and laborers are the creators of all civilizations and wealth. Labor is divided into mental labor and manual labor. Mental workers sum up the experience of manual labor, and manual workers realize their ideas. The significance of May Day International Labor Day should make people realize this. Mental workers, in particular, should realize the significance of labor.

The legitimate rights and interests of working people have been guaranteed, which is not only beneficial to themselves, but also a great progress of human civilization in the world. When people begin to respect the rights and interests of working people, it is a leap of human civilization.

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