Editing German Unity Day (section)

===National Socialism===
Shortly after the Nazis took power in 1933 (the so-called {{lang|de|[[Machtergreifung]]}}), [[May Day]] (1 May) was established as a national holiday in the ''[[German Reich]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.verfassungen.de/de/de33-45/feiertage34.htm |title=www.verfassungen.de – German holidays act from 27 February 1937 ("Gesetz über die Feiertage") |access-date=3 October 2014 |archive-date=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806144124/http://www.verfassungen.de/de/de33-45/feiertage34.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was already celebrated as a "[[International Workers' Day|Day of the Labor Movement]]" since 1890, and also was part of the tradition for the May dance commemorating the [[Walpurgis Night]]. Immediately after the establishment of the holiday in 1933, the Nazis banned trade unions on 2 May 1933 and occupied their buildings as offices for the Nazi Movement. On 1 March 1939, Hitler declared [[November 9 in German history|9 November]] (the day of the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]] in 1923) as the "Memorial Day for the movement" as the national holiday.