Usuku lokuqala lukaMeyi lwaziwa ngeMay Day eNgilandi, noma i- Okokuqala ngoMeyi. Yisikhathi sonyaka lapho isimo sezulu esifudumele siqala khona bese izimbali nezihlahla ziqala ukuqhakaza. Kuthiwa yisikhathi sothando nesothando.
Kungaleso sikhathi lapho abantu begubha ukufika kwehlobo ngenqwaba yamasiko ahlukene okuwukuzwakalisa injabulo nethemba ngemuva kobusika obude.
Yingakho kunemigubho yendabuko kaMay Day efaka ukudansa kukaMorris, ukuthwesa umqhele iNdlovukazi kaMay nokusina uzungeze iMaypole.
Yize ihlobo lingaqali ngokusemthethweni kuze kube uJuni, uMay Day uphawula ukuqala kwalo. Imikhosi iqhamuke emkhosini wamaRoma kaFlora, unkulunkulukazi wezithelo nezimbali, obubonisa ukuqala kwehlobo. Ibungazwa minyaka yonke kusukela ngo-Ephreli 28 kuya kuMeyi 3.
Kwamanye amadolobha ngoMsombuluko wokuqala kaMeyi unyaka nonyaka imigwaqo ivaliwe ukuthi ithwale abantu kusukela ngo-1: 10 kuya ku-4 ntambama, ukuya epaki lendawo lapho kunetafula eliningi khona edolobheni nemisebenzi ehlukahlukene kanye nokugibela usuku lonke.
Ngendlela yokuthi imisebenzi eminingi yoSuku ihanjiswe eholidini elisha likaMeyi (kusukela ngo-1978) ngoMsombuluko wokuqala enyangeni. Lo msombuluko yiholide, usuku lokuya esikoleni nasemsebenzini. Impelasonto eyaziwa ngokuthi impelasonto yamaholide, isivele iza nosuku olwengeziwe lweholide ngoMsombuluko.
Ngale ndlela, uMeyi 1 usuku okugujwa ngalo uSuku Lwabasebenzi, olunokubaluleka okukhulu emkhakheni wezabasebenzi emhlabeni wonke futhi oluhlonipha abafel 'ukholo baseChicago abathi ngo-1866 bakhubaza inqubo yabo yokusebenza befuna ukuncishiswa kwamahora omsebenzi namanye amalungelo omphakathi .
