Here in Romania, it’s a pretty big deal. It’s a public holiday, so a lot of people have the day off. This year, for example, because it falls on a Thursday, the government decided to make 2 May a day off as well, creating a four-day weekend. Barbecues with family and friends are the national pastime on 1 May. Spending time outdoors in open spaces (“la iarbă verde” - literally “to the green grass”) such as woods, meadows, beaches, parks, etc., barbecuing and having picnics is also a staple. This year, I’m going with my girlfriend and her parents to Italy and Switzerland (Lake Como and Lugano) - which also means we’ll be voting for president abroad (4 May - first round of the presidential elections).
No, it is not in the USA. We have “labor day” on a different day than most nations, namely the first weekend in September, because the wealthy did not want the workers to identify in solidarity with the rest of the world.
And yet Haymarket was in Chicago.
I am of the mind that this current fascist regime has been in the works since the 1980s but has been dreamed about since the late 1800s by the wealthy