Uncover [UNTOLD STORY] To Celebrate May Day Across The Globe – It will Give You Goose-Bump
                     UNTOLD STORY
BEHIND THE
CELEBRATE MAY
DAY ACROSS THE
GLOBE  
It will Give You Goose-Bump
“MAY DAY” IS A
HOLIDAY
1st May is known as May Day.
“May Day” – hardly a person can be found who have not heard of May Day.
When it is a May Day, it is celebrated sometime between 1st May to 31st
May. Though, there are a few more to discover when you really eager to
know unknown facts of May Day.
“May Day” is a holiday, and it is celebrated with different reasons in different
parts across the globe. There is no exact reason to specify why May Day is
celebrated, but lots more are here to discover. Before to get started we
need to know when the May Day is actually celebrated.
Why is May Day
celebrated
Across the
Globe?
Brief Introduction
From time-honored customs to
workers’ day celebration, the May Day
signifies many themes, rustic culture,
and historical incidents. Let us not
waste time and dig into the May Day
facts one by one,
WHY IS MAY DAY
CELEBRATED ACROSS
THE GLOBE?
Maypole Festival
Beltane or The Fire Walpurgis Night
of Bel Celebration Back in early centuries, the May Day was
celebrated as Maypole. Maypole is
synonymous of the May Day. According to
May Day is celebrated in Germany,
The festival is deep-rooted back into Pagan customary, young trees were cut
Finland, and Sweden in a different down on this occasion and jammed in the
the Dark Ages. It was celebrated with
style. It is celebrated as Walpurgis ground as the symbol of summer
devotion and rituals in Ireland and
Night with Saint. A feast is arranged surfacing. Afterward, men and women
Scotland as Beltane and also known
grandly, and all the young women danced together to surround the maypole.
as a Celtic spring festival.  The day
take part in the feast and they dance All men and women dressed colorfully
was the celebration to welcome a with a flower made ornaments. Especially,
and being kissed. It is a night when
new season every year by ancient men danced wearing bright and colorful
the witches wait for the arrival of
people. dresses. Though, the dress-code varied
spring.
country to country.
WHY IS MAY DAY
CELEBRATED ACROSS
THE GLOBE?
International
A Few Facts Related Workers’ Day
3-Day Bank Holiday to International
Workers’ Day One thing to remember that May Day
(1st Day of May) is not all about fun,
In a specific part of the globe (in
happiness, and dancing around with
Britain), May Day is celebrated with
The day has been celebrated since 1880 colorful ribbons. The day signifies an
three days consecutive bank holiday.
and the day has an equal value to event of world history the
America’s Labor Day. International Workers’ Day. It is also
known as International Labour Day. In
Russia, Cuba, North Korea, and the
Republic of China the day is
celebrated as the same, and it is an
official national holiday.
CELEBRATION OF
MAY DAY IN INDIA
In India, 1st May is celebrated as
the Workers’ day since 1923
The day was celebrated under the organization of Labour Kisan Party of
Hindustan in Madras, became Chennai.
Apart from Labour Day or Workers’ day, the day is manifested as
‘Maharashtra Day’ and ‘Gujarat Day’ since the inception of two new western
states (former these two states were known as Bombay together) based on
the linguistic line.