International Labor Day is May 1st for most of the world. Here in France May 1st/Labor Day is celebrated by what else, manif’s. How can you tell the difference from regular days? I’m not quite sure but the trash strewn along the side of Rue de Metz was more than normal. So I guess International Labor Day strikes are bigger than your general ones. I was surprised by how many places were open today. I thought everything was going to be closed.
I wrote a brief history of May 1st for Hub Pages, you can read it here.
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In France,
On May 1st, 1561, French King Charles IX of France received a lily of the valley as a lucky charm. He decided to offer a lily of the valley each year to the ladies of the court. At the beginning of the 20th century, it became custom on the 1st of May, to give a sprig of lily of the valley, a symbol of springtime. The government permits individuals and workers’ organisations to sell them free of taxation. It is also tradional for the lady receiving the spray of lilly of valley to give a kiss in return.
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