{"id":15155,"date":"2015-05-01T12:05:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15155"},"modified":"2015-05-01T12:05:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T19:05:37","slug":"happy-may-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/happy-may-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy May Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here in the US, May Day is so generic that it isn\u2019t even an official holiday.  Nevertheless, many people do celebrate it for a variety of reasons.  Happy May Day to you!  Whatever your reason for celebrating the day, I wish you the best.<\/font><\/p>\n

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May 1st, often called May Day, just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It’s a celebration of Spring. It’s a day of political protests. It’s a neopagan festival, a saint’s feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Click through for more about how people celebrate the day.<\/font><\/p>\n

Personally, I tend to focus on the political aspects of the day.  Amy Goodman of Democracy Now has offered a video presentation in three parts on the history behind the day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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