May Day in the Yahoo! Directory

May Day Solidarity
Includes information on the history of May Day, an event calendar, an art gallery, and related links.
www.mayweek.ab.ca
Wikipedia: May Day
May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May). The most famous of these is International Workers' Day, which is the commemoration of the social and economic achievements of the labor movement.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
May Day, The Workers' Day: Born in the Struggle for the Eight-hour Day
Article from Liberation & Marxism offering information on May Day.
www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/26/016.html
May Day - The Real Labor Day
Offers a brief history May Day, which commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country except the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
flag.blackened.net/daver/anarchism/mayday.html
Haymarket Riot@
Read about Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, which is considered to be one of the major influences on the origin of international May Day observances for workers. Sites feature history, articles, manuscripts, pro-labor speeches, photographs, illustrations, and library archives about the historical clash between the business class and working class in late 19th century Chicago.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Labor/Haymarket_Riot
May Day Origins
Offers some basic suggestions about May-poles, dances, and music.
www.salmonriver.com/words/nancy/maia.html
Celebrating May Day
About.com guide: surprise your neighbor with a special May Day basket and make many other crafts.
familycrafts.about.com/cs/mayholidays/a/aa041700a.htm
Kids Domain: May Day Crafts
Instructions for making paper flowers and baskets to celebrate May Day.
www.kidsdomain.com/craft/_may.html
May Day - 1951
Pamphlet on May Day written by Howard Fast.
www.trussel.com/hf/mayday51.htm
Phone in Sick on Mayday
Commemorate the U.S. struggle for the eight-hour day.
www.rtmark.com/sick.html
Anarchist Origins of May Day, The
Includes information on the origins of International Workers' Day (May Day).
flag.blackened.net/revolt/ws95/may45.html
Marxists Internet Archive: May Day
Offers an overview of May Day, the observance of worker solidarity celebrated on May 1.
www.marxists.org/subject/mayday
May Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Short May day story set in New York on May Day, 1919.
www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/mayday/index.html
Victoria Magazine: May Day Baskets
Describes the tradition of May Day baskets and offers tips on crafting your own bundle of blossoms.
www.victoriamag.com/article.aspx?id=5484