Official questionExamen Civique
Que symbolise le 1er mai ?
What does 1 May symbolise?
Correct answer
La fête du Travail et les luttes des travailleurs pour leurs droits
Labour Day and workers' struggles for their rights
Why
1 May is Labour Day, a paid public holiday recalling workers' struggles, notably for the eight-hour day; trade unions hold marches and people traditionally offer lily of the valley (muguet). From the official naturalisation knowledge-question list.
Answer choices
- ALa fête du Travail et les luttes des travailleurs pour leurs droitsLabour Day and workers' struggles for their rights
- BLa fin de la Seconde Guerre mondialeThe end of the Second World War
- CLa prise de la BastilleThe storming of the Bastille
- DL'armistice de 1918The 1918 armistice