Every year, on March 8th International Women’s Day is celebrated to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
Although many people in our country associate International Women’s Day mainly with the obligatory red carnation, it was not always so. Communism took advantage of this day, and thanks to propaganda, many people still do not recognize it because they associate it with a not very popular regime. However, the reality and history of International Women's Day is quite different and has nothing to do with communism at all.
Did you know that the first celebration was created in the United States? The impulse to create this day can be traced back to New York City in February 1908. When thousands of women who were garment workers went on strike and marched through the city to protest against their working conditions. In honor of the anniversary of those strikes, which were ongoing for more than a year, a National Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time in the United States on February 28th, 1909.
But why the date later changed? On February 23, 1917, a large demonstration of women against the world war was held in St. Petersburg. This then led to the abdication of the Tsar and the official recognition of women's suffrage. This date of the Julian calendar corresponds to March 8 in the Gregorian calendar, so the holiday was officially declared on this day.
In 1975, it was officially recognized by the United Nations as the International Women's Day of Solidarity for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women's Day is a great opportunity to remember and celebrate the incredible, and in many ways unique, power that women have.
