Namuhla, ngoMeyi 1, iholidi lomsebenzi sivame ukuzama ukugubha ngeholidi elijabulisayo yinkampani enkulu ebhange lomfula noma isakhiwo sezwe. Bambalwa abantu ngokuvamile bayazi ukuthi imvelaphi yomlando weholide ngoMeyi 1 iya esikhathini seChicago ngo-1889.
Iyini igama leholide ngo-Meyi 1?
Ngokusho komlando weholidi ngo-Meyi 1, ukuqala kwalo kuwela ngoJulayi 1889, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi iCongress of the Second International yamukele ngokuvumelana isinqumo ngokugubha okuphoqelekile kokunqoba kwabasebenzi baseChicago ngokumelene ne-capitalism kanye nokuxhashazwa kwabantu. Kakade ngo-1890 lolo suku lwaqala ukugubha kuqala eWarsaw , futhi ngemva kwesikhashana uMhlabelo WezabaSebenzi kaMeyi 1 waqala ukuhlala eSoviet Union. Kodwa-ke ukubaluleka kwashintsha kancane: ngaphezu kokubambisana nabasebenzi bezwe lonke, wayeyisizathu esihle sokuphumula emsebenzini futhi akhumbule ngempi yokugcina, ukwenza izitshalo ezincane zekhishi.
Kamuva iholidi lalahlekelwa ukubaluleka kwalo kwezombusazwe. Manje iholidi likaMeyi 1 libizwa ngomunye, liyaziwa ngokuthi Usuku Lokuthula Nomsebenzi owaziwa kithi. Enye imikhosi yentwasahlobo ngo-Meyi 1 nayo inesichazamazwi esiningi kakhulu. E-Italy lasendulo, izakhamuzi zazikhulekela unkulunkulukazi ogama lakhe linguMaya, owayehlonipha ezolimo nokuzala. Kungokwemvelo ukuthi ngokuhlonipha unkulunkulukazi bakhetha ukuhlela imikhosi yangempela ngosuku lokuqala lukaMeyi.
Umlando weholide ngoMeyi 1 kwamanye amazwe
NgoMeyi, u-1 eNgilandi igubha iholidi laseBeltane. Lena yinkambiso ethile, ezinikezelwa ekuqaleni kwelanga elifudumele nokuxoshwa kwezinkomo. Ukugubha, bonke abahlali baqoqa izinkuni ngomlilo bese bekhanyisa umlilo omkhulu wezemikhosi. Esikhathini esidlule, lezi zitshalo zishisa umlilo futhi zithwala izinkomo phakathi kwabo, ngaleyo ndlela zithungela onkulunkulu belanga. Namuhla, abantu abahlala emadolobheni bavele behamba ngezinyathelo zokuhlonipha leli holide. Kodwa eFrance ethanda inkululeko bayigubha usuku lwe-lily yesigodi. Emigwaqweni, abathengisi bathatha izimbali ezincane eziphunga, okuyinto kuleli zwe ngokuvamile kubhekwa njengophawu lwenjabulo.