Regional/Cultural Day
Maifeiertag
Liechtenstein is one of the few countries where May 1st is not a public holiday, but the trade unions organize rallies and the workers take the day off anyway. The demands include higher wages, better conditions, and the reminder that Liechtenstein has one of the highest GDPs per capita in the world (over $180,000) but also one of the highest costs of living. The paradox of Liechtenstein is everywhere: a tiny principality of 38,000 people that is also one of the wealthiest nations on earth, where the Prince can veto laws passed by parliament, where banking secrecy was until recently a national industry, and where the largest employer is a power-tool company in Schaan.