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| Introduction 1. Short history of March 8th 2. IWD as a worldwide holiday 3. IWD in Ukraine 4. Interesting facts about IWD Conclusion Introduction International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. In some regions, the day lost its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the original political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner. The 8th of March is the International Woman’s Day and the fair sex representatives from all over the world are celebrated as such. In many countries, such as in Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, the custom of giving women flowers still prevails. Even if most of the ladies celebrate this wonderful day, not many persons know the true meaning of March 8th. So, in this report we are going to find out the true meaning of this holiday, get to know more about it’s history and some interesting facts about it. Short history of March 8th The woman has been celebrated since the oldest times, so we can say that the old mythologies lie on the basis of the actual society. So, the “woman’s day” has been celebrated since ancient times, namely gods used to celebrate the goddess Rhea, known as “mother of all gods” or “mother goddess”. Godess Rhea is associated with the earth, as her name suggests. For this reason, the supreme goddess’ celebration can be interpreted as celebrating the earth creator, the mother symbolizing rebirth. It’s very true that, at present, woman’s day has a completely different symbolism, but its essence comes since ancient times. Currently, March 8th is considered The International Woman Day and ladies from all over the world receive flowers and other gifts from men. Moreover, people throw parties, shows and concerts in honor of ladies everywhere. There are several reasons for which the woman’s day is celebrated and can be different from one culture to another. But mostly, the main reason for celebrating this day is assessing all feminine values, expressing respect for the fair sex, as well as marking woman’s achievements in the economics, politics and social plane, taking into account the inequalities between sexes that have shaded the woman’s reputation during time. Therefore, woman’s day can also be considered a day in which the equality between men and women is recognized. The first national woman’s national day has been organized on February 28th, 1909 in United States, at the Socialist Party of America’s decision. So, we can say that the starting point of this international event is represented by the socialist states. Inspired after the American model, the German proposed that one day of the year to be called the International Women’s Day, and the one who organized the first such event in 1910 was Clara Zetkin, known as one of the most important historical figures that has fought to defend women’s rights. In this special day, 100 women from 17 countries met and discussed about the day in which it was going to be celebrated until the present day; the persons who took part in this meeting have developed a strategy which involved the promotion of equal rights between women and men, the most important aspect being the woman’s right to vote. On 18th of March 1911, the International Woman’s Day has been celebrated for the first time in several states, among which Denmark, Austria and Switzerland. There have been many demonstrations, women taking part in manifestations through which they expressed their desire to receive the right to vote and through which they asked not to be discriminated from any point o view. IWD as a worldwide holiday International Women's Day has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration worldwide. IWD is now an official holiday in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Women's organizations elsewhere observe IWD annually by holding large-scale events that honor women's advancement and remind of the continued action required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life. IWD in Ukraine In Ukraine IWD originated from the time, when Kollontai, a minister in the first Soviet government, persuaded Lenin to make March 8th an official communist holiday. During the Soviet period, the holiday was celebrated as the holiday of "the heroic woman worker". Now it is an official day off and both men and women are looking forward to this holiday. It has lost its political meaning since and celebrates the unconditional love, sacrifice, patience, wisdom, and beauty of the Ukrainian women instead. It is the day of all women: mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, wives and girlfriends. In some countries 8th March is woman’s day off. The International Woman’s Day is celebrated in different ways according to every nation’s culture. For example, in Italy, gentlemen provide ladies yellow mimosas and chocolate. Parties and shows are organized in most countries dedicated to ladies. So, March is considered “woman’s month” all over the world and the International Woman’s Day celebrates gender equality, woman’s success in political, economics and social domains, woman’s success in sciences and so on. | |
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