Международный женский день

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8and it is an officially declared public holiday in Russia.
The history of International Women’s Day dates back to 1910, when German communist Clara Zetkin offered to establish a special day in honor of fighting for equal rights for women. On March 8 a strike was held in New York in 1908.

In Russia, it was first celebrated in St. Petersburg in 1913 with street demonstrations and political readings under the slogan of the struggle for economic and political equality of women. From the first years of the Soviet Union on, March 8th became an official holiday, but it remained a working day until 1965. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the holiday of March 8 remained on the list of public holidays of the Russian Federation. Therefore, 8 March turned into one of the most beautiful holidays that welcomes springtime with lots of flowers and loving compliments.

Since, international Women’s Day is a public holiday it is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed.

Women’s Day might call the current analog of “Men’s Day” celebrated on February 23. On this day, Russian men and women bring gifts and flowers to all the important women in their lives and tell them “Happy March 8 th”.