First of May – Labour Day

First of May Postcard, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia.

In Russia, India and a few other countries they celebrate May 1st. Some call it Labour Day, some call it the Day of Peace, as does this Soviet postcard. In Soviet times we always used to have a parade on this day, and watching these on TV is among my earliest recollections. I also witnessed the First of May parade once when I visited my grand aunt who lived in Yaroslavl, in the early 1980s. Here in the UK this day is not really celebrated, apart from the fact that the Bank Holiday on Monday follows directly after it. Still, I send my greetings to all of you who celebrate it – and to those who don’t, I send my greetings on the occasion of a long weekend… and a lot of good work we do every day.