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May 1 in Belarus – holiday or Soviet relic?

May Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia. May 1, 1992. Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News
May Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia. May 1, 1992. Photo: Wojtek Laski / East News

May 1 is celebrated in many countries as a holiday dedicated to workers' rights and solidarity. In Belarus, it is officially observed. Yet in the new calendar proposed by Belarusian democratic forces, it is absent. Why do opinions on this day differ so sharply?