Most Russians use Spring and Labor Day for gardening or spending time with their families.
It is also
common for people to have picnics. Men may give spring
flowers to women, and parents may buy
balloons and ice-cream to their children to celebrate the end of the
cold season in Russia.
Spring and Labor Day lost its socialist meaning after the Soviet
Union’s collapse, but some political parties and labor unions may still
organize demonstrations on this day. Party members and labor union
activists may participate in such demonstrations.