Having lived outside the US for so long I have become accustomed to Labour Day (purposely using international English spelling) being on May 1st rather than the US and Canadian norm of the first Monday in September.
But there is still something different and a bit sinister about May Day that evokes dark memories of nuclear tipped missiles being paraded in Red Square in Moscow (of course similar weapons are still paraded today in North Korea, Red China, Vietnam, Cuba, and probably Venezuela as soon as Castro wannabe Hugo Chavez can find any).
It seems to me that in most places, Labour Day/ May Day is almost confrontational and Marxian — whereas the US/Canada paradigm seems genuinely more celebratory.
I should hasten to add that the holiday doesn't seem confrontational here, but then few things do.
Have a Happy May Day / Labour Day! I'm celebrating mine by laboring…
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Left by Wayne on June 12th, 2006