Labour festival

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/labour-festival

1. What is the international workers' day?
2. Why do some countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1st and others on September?
3. When did the first Labour Day parade happen in the United States?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the international workers' day?Established by the Second International on May 1st, 1889, commemorating labor struggles
2. Why do some countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1st and others on September?May 1st was chosen by workers worldwide to remember the Haymarket Affair and to show solidarity. The United States and Canada use September to avoid socialist associations and match earlier demonstrations.
3. When did the first Labour Day parade happen in the United States?The first Labour Day parade was on September 5, 1882, to protest for an eight‑hour workday.

Industrial Revolution: A period of major industrialization and innovation that transformed economies and societies.
Trade Unions: Organizations formed by workers to collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Gig Economy: A labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs.