How to spend Labour Day Celebration at your own home

This week, the 1st of May marks the Labour Day in Hungary, which is celebrated in the country every year with different kinds of programs countrywide. Due to the coronavirus-epidemic, this year, these programs will not take place, but nothing can stop you from being creative and bring the perfect Labour Day Celebration to your home. 

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Before I give you some tips about how you should celebrate, let us step back in time first. The history of Labour Day goes back to the times of the industrial revolution. Countries all over the world started demanding the reduction of working hours from 10-16 to 8. The first protests began in Great Britain in 1817, then came to Australia in 1856. In the second part of the 19th century, the USA also joined the initiation, but the American happenings imbruted and took a toll on dozens of human lives. 

The 1st of May became the most significant international labour celebration in the 20th century, especially in the Soviet Union and the socialist countries, where it was celebrated amid glorious externals. It became an official public holiday and a labour-free day. However, after the fall of communist regimes, the 1st of May became the solidarity day of workers. Since then, it is mostly celebrated with summering/maying (majális in Hungarian).

Part of these celebrations was the essential sausage and beer combination, the drink and food of May 1 celebrations.