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All over the world red banners are flying as working people celebrate May Day. PETER FROST joins the festivities

WORKERS all over the world will come together to demonstrate and celebrate May Day — the international workers’ holiday.

Let us explore the two parallel histories of this important day. One is the workers’ celebration when red banners fly in the spring sunshine all across the globe and another more traditional celebration of the end of winter and the approach of the better weather of summer.

Both of these themes are related of course. It is no coincidence that they both look forward to the celebrations of better times to come.

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