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Question May day

Today is May Day in the United States, although I'm not really sure what it's supposed to celebrate. As far as I know, May first is Labor day in Mexico and Spain. Is this right? Is May 1st Labor day in any other countries?

I believe... May 1st.
Día del Trabajo -- in Mexico
Día del Trabajador -- in Spain


In the US, Labor day is celebrated in September.
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Old May 01, 2008, 09:31 AM
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Here is what Wiki says about May 1:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_del_Trabajo
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Old May 01, 2008, 09:32 AM
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I use Wikipedia a lot, but somehow I never think to go there first
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In Spain, the most common is Primero de Mayo, fiesta del trabajo, but nobody works!
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Here in Spain we celebrate everything by not working. Aren't we clever?
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Old May 04, 2008, 06:19 PM
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but nobody works!
Yeah, I always thought that was funny. On Labor Day nobody works.
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