五一勞動節英語介紹

五一勞動節英語介紹

五一勞動節英語介紹

Labor Day， the first Monday in September， is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength,prosperity， and well-being of our country.

Founder of Labor Day，More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance， there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.　　Some records show that Peter J. McGuire， general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor， was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."

But Peter McGuire"s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire， a machinist， not Peter McGuire， founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire， later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson， N.J.， proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

五一的由來

五一國際勞動節簡稱五一節，在每年的5月1日。它是全世界勞動人民的共同節日。關於“五一節的由來”是這樣的：中國人民慶祝勞動節的活動可追溯至1918 年。是年，一些革命的知識分子在上海、蘇州等地向群眾散發介紹“五一”的傳單。1920年5月1日，北京、上海、廣州等城市的工人群眾走上街頭舉行了聲勢浩大的'遊行、集會。新中國成立後，我國於1949 年12月將“五一”定為法定的勞動節。

1921年“五一”前夕，在北京的共產主義小組成員鄧中夏等人創辦的長辛店勞動補習學校裡，工人們學唱《五一紀念歌》。其歌詞是：“美哉自由，世界明星，拼吾熱血，為他犧牲五一節，要把強權制度一切掃除淨，記取五月一日之良辰。紅旗飛舞，走光明路，各盡所能勞動節放假幾天，各取所需，不分貧富貴賤，責任唯互助，願大家努力齊進取。”這首雄壯有力的歌，是由長辛店勞動實習學校的教員和北京大學的進步學生共同創編而成的。

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