On Sunday, May 1, Russia celebrates Spring and Labor Day. For the first time in two years, May Day processions will be held in person in a number of Russian regions.
The holidays will last until May 3. A ban on holding public events, including actions, marches, and rallies, based on the mayor's decree on restrictions imposed in connection with the introduction of a high alert regime due to the COVID-19 coronavirus is still in action in Moscow.
Recall that the Day of International Solidarity of Workers was established by the Congress of The Second International (Paris, July 14-21, 1889) in memory of the workers' protest in Chicago (USA) on May 1, 1886, when people demanded an 8-hour working day. Currently, in Russia, it is celebrated as the Holiday of Spring and Labor. In accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, it is a non-working holiday.
