Labour Day

 Every year, on May 1, Philippines celebrates Labor Day. Labor day is an annual holiday  to celebrate the achievements of workers. For other countries, Labor Day is celebrated on a different date. On April 21st 1856, stonemasons  in Melbourne, Australia protested what they deemed were untenable labor conditions. And the idea of celebrating Labor Day comes from the Labor Union Movement in the United States in the 19th Century. On the 1st day of May in 1886, the two lakh workers called for a nationwide strike demanding an eight-hour workday.  \

In the Philppines, it is known as "Araw ng mga Manggagawa". On May 1, 1903, the first labor day celebration in the Philippines took place. It was organizd  by the Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas, the first labor federation in the country. People in the Philippines rest, relax and spend  their day with their family and friends.