“五一快乐”为什么不能说“Happy Labour Day!”？

有小伙伴说，五一就是劳动节。因为劳动是labour，所以劳动节就是“Happy Labour Day”！

“五一快乐”真的不是“Happy Labour Day”！不妨听小V（VOA英语城）一一道来。

国际劳动节

国际劳动节又称“五一国际劳动节”、“国际示威游行日”（International Workers’ Day International Labour Day，或者May Day），是世界上80多个国家的全国性节日，这些国家有：中国、俄罗斯、英国、法国、秘鲁、日本、泰国、埃及、南非等，定在每年的五月一日。

维基百科的解释是：

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in most countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on May Day.

国际劳动节，在大多数国家也叫Labour Day，通常也叫“五一节”，是由国际劳工运动推动的劳动者和工人阶级的节日，每年在五一节举行。

firstpost.com的解释是：

International Labour Day is marked on 1 May annually. Also known as International Workers’ Day or May Day, the occasion celebrates the contribution of workers to society. It also commemorates the achievements of the historic labour movement.

每年的5月1日为国际劳动节。这个节日也被称为国际劳动节或五一节，庆祝工人对社会的贡献。它也是为了纪念历史性的劳工运动所取得的成就。

May 1 is the International Labour Day.

五月一日是国际劳动节。

Where will you go during the May Day holiday?

你五一想去哪儿玩？

On the morning of the International Labour Day, Mini V got up very early.

在国际劳动节的早上，小V（VOA英语城）很早就起床了。

美国和加拿大的劳工节

Labour Day, which is a holiday on the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada, honors workers and recognizes their contributions. But more than 160 countries celebrate Labour Day on May 1.

劳工节是一个节假日，在美国和加拿大每年九月的第一个星期一，旨在表彰工人并认可他们的贡献。