“五一”前后,有不少报纸在显著位置刊登有关“纪念‘五一’国际劳动节一百周年”的消息,使人大吃一惊。因为距“五一”国际劳动节一百周年还差三年呢! 为什么有的报纸把“五一”国际劳动节九十七周年说成是一百周年?这是因为这几家报纸的编辑或记者缺乏历史知识,混淆了两个不同的慨念:即“五一”和“‘五一’国际劳动节”。“五一”,指的是1886年5月1日,美国芝加哥二十万工人举行了争取八小时工作日的大罢工,经过浴血斗争,终于取得了胜利。这一天,是“五一”的来历。“‘五一’国际劳动 Before and after the “May Day”, a large number of newspapers published in a conspicuous position the news about “commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the May Day International Labor Day” and were quite surprised. Because it is three years from the centenary of the “May 1” International Labor Day! Why do some newspapers say the 97th anniversary of the “May 1” International Labor Day? This is because the editors of these newspapers Or journalists lacked historical knowledge and confused two different concepts: May Day and May Day International Labor Day. May 1 refers to the May 1, 1886, Chicago, USA, two hundred thousand workers held a strike for eight hours working day, after a bloody battle, and finally won. This day is the origin of May Day. ’May Day’ International Labor