(Image source from: May Day Doodle on Google – Great!})
Search Engine giant Google has been honouring the spirit of May Day by posting animated pictures of labour equipments on its page. It seems Google decided to celebrate the specialty of the day by creating this special doodle for accomplishing the workers.
International workers’ day or International Labour Day comes across the theme of 8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest and 8 hours for recreation. Labour Unions fought for the 8 hours work at working places.
The movement has the history of 126 years and the day first celebrated in 1886. In India, 1st May of every year is a public holiday, and first time it was celebrated by Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan in Chennai in 1923.
The Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago (actually took place on 4 May 1886), was chosen as the International Workers' Day by Second International.
-Kannamsai
