1 May = Labour day

[Rex_Mundi_Incarnit]

Hey guys. Just wondering if this special day affects you in any way. Like a day off or joining the protest marches on the streets. :)

Here in the Netherlands it's not a really public thing compared to what i see what's going on in the USA with all the immigrants (legal + illegal) stop working for one day and the protests in Russia, Indonesia and Asia in general and places. I didnt have a day off either. 5 May we do, when we celebrate freedom, because 5 May marks the end of the german occupation in the Netherlands after WWII.

[WHAT?]

Mayday Mayday!
Happy celebration for your freedom.
Freedom hits me hard in the heart!:heart:
I never look at the Germans of today in a bad light! Never did really!
I just don't know how they ever could have fallen in line with the Nazis! ... to be so Brainwashed:robot: . Strange times thems was!:puzzled:
Have a good'N

[idefiXX]

I had a wonderful day off to cure my hangover ;)

[Todd The Kiwi]

i went to work as per usual
apparently some people caused a fuss on Queen Street in Auckland.
our Labour day is at another time and yes we get the day off.

[Rex_Mundi_Incarnit]

Maybe i did mean Mayday or whatever. I didnt know what the translation was...

[madjo]

Labour day is the correct translation :)
but many countries decide to celebrate it differently (and we Dutchies do not celebrate Labour day, because Queens day is too close to it (30 April)) :) 2 celebrations would have been too much. (3 if you count our Liberation day, though that is only an official celebration once every 5 years)

[Todd The Kiwi]

Queens birthday is monday 5th of June here
Australia is a week later on the 12th :P

[different Queen though methinks]

[Antman]

See WikiPedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day) for Labo(u)r Day/May Day.

I like Wikipedia. I learned that it takes three sheep to make a sweater. That is so impressive. I did not even realize that sheep could knit!

[rorythedog]

Mayday Mayday!
Happy celebration for your freedom.
Freedom hits me hard in the heart!:heart:
I never look at the Germans of today in a bad light! Never did really!
I just don't know how they ever could have fallen in line with the Nazis! ... to be so Brainwashed:robot: . Strange times thems was!:puzzled:
Have a good'N

Aye, that could never happen again, could it? :calm:

No holiday for me either although bizarrely most of my customers WERE on holiday. An easy day for me. :silly:

[Qaz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night#Finland for brief info on how this day is celebrated in Finland.

http://kapsi.fi/qaz/temp/dip.jpg and http://kapsi.fi/qaz/temp/dip2.jpg for couple of photos showing what I did this year.