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Today is the 122nd day of the year and we celebrate Jeremiah. But also Jerry, Jeremiah, Geremia..
Here is the ephemeris for May 1st. This date is marked by Labor Day. This holiday has its origins in the 19th century labor movement, which fought for better working conditions, including the eight-hour workday. The date May 1 was chosen in homage to the events in Chicago in 1886, where protests broke out for the eight-hour day.
Recognized as a public holiday in many countries around the world, Labor Day is often associated with thrush. According to tradition, offering lily of the valley on May 1 is considered a good luck charm.
Who is Saint Jeremiah?
Saint Jeremiah, celebrated on 1er May is a major prophet of the Old Testament. God would have called Jeremiah from his youth to become a prophet to transmit his messages to the people of Israel. He preached repentance and faithfulness to God while denouncing the sins and injustices of the people.
1er May, we celebrate Jerry, Jeremiah, Geremia…
What happened on May 1?
- 1802: general law on public education creating high schools and the General Inspectorate
- 1961: Fidel Castro proclaims Cuba a democratic socialist republic
- 1993: suicide of former Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy
- 1994: Brazilian automobile champion Ayrton Senna was killed at the wheel of his F1 on the Imola circuit in Italy
- 1997: victory of Labor Tony Blair in the general elections in Great Britain
- 1999: the body of mountaineer George Mallory who disappeared on June 8, 1924 is found on Everest
- 2002: Around 1.3 million people demonstrated against the far right across France between the two rounds of the presidential election after Jean-Marie Le Pen qualified
- 2004: the European Union grows to 25 States by integrating ten new countries (Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Cyprus)
- 2016: the “Bolero» by Maurice Ravel, one of the most performed musical works in the world, enters the public domain, 88 years after its first performance at the Paris Opera
- 2021: the United States and NATO officially begin the withdrawal of their last 2,500 soldiers from Afghanistan
