May Day is celebrated on May 1. It is an international observance to commemorate the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. May Day is a public holiday in countries such as India, South Africa, China, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. In the United States and Canada, Labor Day, a related holiday, is observed on the first Monday of September.
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