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International Woman's Day on March 8 - do you celebrate it?

International Woman's Day on March 8 - do you celebrate it?

  • yes, intensely

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • yes, slightly

    Votes: 1 12.5%
  • yes, somehow

    Votes: 2 25.0%
  • no

    Votes: 5 62.5%

  • Total voters
    8

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March 8 will be soon.

Do you celebrate it?
And if yes - how?


Btw: This day is a POLITICAL Day.

So the poll is in the correct section.
 
1 x slightly
1 x somehow
 
Roses and bread - that is the famous slogan for the day.

Will you buy roses - or bread?
 
Does it involve Scotch and the drinking of it?
 
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IWD is an official holiday in several countries worldwide, including Afghanistan,[68] Angola, Armenia,[69] Azerbaijan,[70][71] Belarus,[72] Burkina Faso,[73] Cambodia,[74] China (for women only),[75] Cuba,[76] Georgia,[77] Germany (Berlin only),[78] Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan,[79] Kyrgyzstan,[80] Laos,[81] Madagascar (for women only),[82] Moldova,[83] Mongolia,[84] Montenegro, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,[85] Uzbekistan,[86] and Zambia.[87]


Yellow mimosa is the symbol of IWD in Ukraine and Italy
In some countries, such as Australia,[88] Cameroon,[89] Croatia,[90] Romania,[91] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[92] Bulgaria,[93] Vietnam,[94] and Chile;[95] IWD is not an official public holiday, but is widely observed nonetheless.

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89] Croatia,[90] Romania,[91] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[92] Bulgaria,[93] Vietnam,[94] and Chile;[95] IWD is not an official public holiday, but is widely observed nonetheless.



IWD is an official holiday in several countries worldwide
 


March 8 - International Women's Day​

 
Women's Day during Nazi Germany

Women's Day during Nazi Germany​

Under Adolf Hitler, conditions for women in Germany went from being the most progressive in Europe to among the least, despite the fact that it was through the support of women that Hitler had successfully come to power.

The Nazi regime created a new doctrine, according to which a pure-blood Aryan woman should not have a career, but instead be responsible for housekeeping and taking care of the children. In 1933, there was a change in the school syllabus for girls, and the five years of Latin and three years of science were replaced by German language courses and domestic skills training.

During this period, Women’s Day was banned, and Mother's Day was promoted instead, since it more closely represented the Nazi ideal of women and mothers. Women’s Day celebrations did, however, continue in secret. Individuals could indicate their support by "airing out" red items from windows and clotheslines, or laying out illegal leaflets.

 


After World War II and the end of Nazi rule, the ban on Women’s Day celebrations were lifted. In the East, a day of official celebration was reinstated almost as soon as the new German Democratic Republic (GDR) was founded in 1947.

March 8 was designated as a special day for celebrating women and their achievements. It was common for women to receive red carnations, while in the workplace top female employees would be honoured by a (usually male) member of the management. Each year, the government awarded a Clara Zetkin Medal to women and organisations who had supported feminist and socialist causes.
 
This day is about more than just giving some roses or carnations to women ...
 
March 8 will be on next Monday.
 
5 of 8 say: NO!
I will celebrate it slightly, as in every year.
 
@ women - who of you has ever got a red red rose on March 8?
@ men - who of you has ever given a red red rose to a woman on March 8?

:)
 
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Today is the day now. :)
 
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