May 1· Holiday
Labour Day
The holiday of working people — Labour and Solidarity Day in Türkiye and the Feast of Labour in Hungary; a day off in Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, the TRNC and Hungary.
1 May is the international holiday of working people, commemorating the workers' movement that began in Chicago in 1886 with the demand for an eight-hour working day.
In Türkiye 1 May has again been an official holiday since 2009 under the name Labour and Solidarity Day. Hungary marks the Feast of Labour (A munka ünnepe), and the day is a public holiday by law in Kyrgyzstan and the TRNC as well; in Kazakhstan 1 May is celebrated as the Unity Day of the People.
How it is marked
Trade unions hold marches and rallies, city parks host concerts and family festivities, and many people spend the day outdoors enjoying the spring.
Video
Photos
Hungarian Parliament, Budapest · Godot13 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
A Labour Day parade · Rocco Rossi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 
Labour Day · Rocco Rossi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 
Ala-Too Square in Bishkek · Adam Harangozó / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Kyrenia harbour · Michal Klajban / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Istanbul · SeablueTravelOfficial / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kyrgyzstan: other days
- January 1New Year's Day
- January 7Orthodox Christmas
- February 23Defender of the Fatherland Day
- March 5Ak-kalpak Day
- March 8International Women's Day
- March 21Nooruz
- April 7Day of the People's April Revolution
- May 5Constitution Day
- May 9Victory Day
- May 29Armed Forces Day
- August 31Independence Day
- September 23State Language Day
- October 3Founding of the Organization of Turkic States
- November 7Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors
- 10 Dhu al-Hijjah in the Islamic calendar — the feast of the Hajj pilgrimage; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Adha
- 1 Shawwal in the Islamic calendar — the end of the Ramadan fast; moves about 11 days earlier each yearEid al-Fitr