五一国际劳动节源于美国芝加哥城的工人大罢工。1886年5月1日，芝加哥的216816名工人为争取实行八小时工作制而举行大罢工，经过艰苦的流血斗争，终于获得了胜利。为纪念这次伟大的工人运动，1889年7月，在恩格斯组织召开的第二国际成立大会上宣布将每年的五月一日定为国际劳动节。

Five one Workers International Labor Day from the city of Chicago in the United States strike. In May 1, 1886, 216816 workers in Chicago to fight for the eight hour working day strike held, after a bloody struggle, finally achieved victory. To commemorate the great labor movement in July, 1889, Engels organized the second international meeting of the founding declared May 1st each year as the international labor day.

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这一决定立即得到世界各国工人的积极响应。1890年5月1日，欧美各国的工人阶级率先走向街头，举行盛大的示威游行与集会，争取合法权益。从此，每逢这一天世界各国的劳动人民都要集会、游行，以示庆祝，并公众放假。

This decision immediately positive response from workers around the world. In May 1, 1890, Europe and the United States to lead the working class to the streets, held a grand demonstrations and rallies, fighting for the legal rights and interests. From then on, every day working people of all countries in the world to rally, parade, to show to celebrate, and public holidays.

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中国人民庆祝劳动节的活动可追溯至1918年。这一年，一些革命的知识分子在上海、苏州、杭州、汉口等地向群众散发介绍“五一”的传单。新中国成立以后，中央人民政府政务院于1949年12月将5月1日定为法定的劳动节，

The Chinese people celebrate the Labor Day activities can be traced back to 1918. This year, a number of revolutionary intellectuals in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Hankou and other places distributed to the masses in the "five one". After the founding of new China, the Central People's Government Administration Institute in 1949 December to May 1st as a statutory labor day,

全国放假一天。每年的这一天，举国欢庆，人们换上节日的盛装，兴高采烈地聚集在公园、剧院、广场，参加各种庆祝集会或文体娱乐活动，并对有突出贡献的劳动者进行表彰。

National Day holiday. Every year on this day, celebrating the country, people put on costumes, be jubilant to gather in the park, theater, Plaza, celebrate the meetings or participate in various recreational activities, and the workers have made outstanding contributions for.