Enshrined in official status in 1992, this holiday has a long history and extensive geography. May Day became a symbol of the class struggle of workers for their rights. Traditionally, on these days, Russians open the summer season, and political parties and trade unions hold various events and public actions.

The composition of the republic's population was determined as a result of multiple migrations of nations and nationalities. The relocations were spontaneous, forced, and organized. By 1991, Kazakhstan had become home to people of more than 140 nationalities of 17 faiths. With the acquisition of independence, Kazakhstan proclaimed the main value to be harmony and peace in a multi-ethnic republic.

Classic, sports, acupressure, Thai, cupping, honey, stone massage, Spanish... All these are massage techniques used for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, body shaping and relaxation. The procedure is one of the most useful and enjoyable, so both adults and children enjoy attending the sessions.

The holiday is an excellent occasion to remind your loved ones, verbally or in writing, how dear they are to you. In honor of the celebration, they forget about quarrels and ask those around them for forgiveness for the insults they have caused. Such behavior of millions of people, according to the founders, can change the world for the better, filling it with harmony, peace and love.

Stamps are used to pay for mail delivery services. One of them, depicting the profile of Queen Elizabeth on a dark background, Black penny, went on sale in London on May 1, 1840. The date became the reason for the establishment of the Birthday of the postage stamp.

The pagan holiday Zhiva is celebrated after midnight on May 1st. Zhiva (Zhivena), or Yarilitsa, is the mistress of late spring and life, the patroness of the entire Slavic family. She comes to earth in the form of a cuckoo, revered in the land of the Slavs. When Zhiva leaves a person, death takes possession of him. Therefore, the ancient Slavs pleased Zhiva in every possible way.

German Holidays - May Day (Maifeiertag)

Beltane is one of the eight most significant pagan holidays, characterizing the beginning of the agricultural period, and included in the Wheel of the Year. This is a closed cycle of holidays, condemned by the Christian religion, which has tried to get rid of everything pagan as much as possible.

Guerrilla gardening as a way to combat dense buildings and imperfect urban landscapes appeared in the 1970s in the United States. Since that time, participants in the movement in 30 countries around the world have been engaged in landscaping abandoned spaces, vacant lots and roadside embankments, holding campaigns to reduce the frequency of lawn mowing and other activities.

The name of the holiday is associated with the church date of veneration of St. Cosmas of Chalcedon, who served as a bishop in the 8th-9th century. Kuzma (Kosma) was popularly considered the patron and protector of garden harvests. On this day, they prayed to the saint for the safety of the crops and asked him to give a generous harvest. The date of Kuzma Ogorodnik was celebrated on Cuckoo Day. The bird was called the keykeeper of paradise, since it was the last migratory bird to return to its homeland from warmer climes.

Festival of the Heavenly Empress Mazu in China

Orthodox holidays on May 1:

Great Wednesday

Memorial Day of Saint Cosmas of Chalcedon

Feast of the Maximov Icon of the Mother of God

Memorial Day of St. John of Thessalonica