International women's day
International day
We know International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. This day is celebrated as a celebration to commemorate the economic, political and social achievements of women, expressing their respect, admiration and love for women in various regions of the world.
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In some areas, this day has lost its political origins, and is now just an occasion to express their love for women, just like Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. However, in other areas, it is still celebrated vigorously for the political and social upliftment of women with the political and human rights theme selected by the United Nations. Some people celebrate this day by wearing purple ribbon.
The first day was held in New York City in 1909 as a socialist political event. In 1917, the Soviet Union declared this day a national holiday, and it spread to other nearby countries. It is now celebrated in many eastern countries as well.
History
On the call of the Socialist Party in America, this day was first observed on 24 February 1909. It then began to be celebrated on the last Sunday of February. It was given international status at the Copenhagen Conference of Socialist International in 1910. Its main aim at that time was to get women the right to vote, because at that time in most countries women did not have the right to vote.
In 1914, the women of Russia decided to go on strike for bread and clothes on Women's Day. This strike was also historic. The Tsar relinquished power, with the interim government giving women the right to vote. The Julian calendar ran in Russia at the time and the Gregorian calendar in the rest of the world. There is some difference between these two dates. According to the Julian calendar, the last Sunday of February 1914 was on February 23, according to the Gregorian calendar, that day was March 6. At this time, the Gregorian calendarer runs all over the world (even in Russia). That is why March 7 started to be celebrated as Women's Day.
Thanks to the vigorous efforts of the famous German activist Clara Zetkin, the International Socialist Congress in 1910 agreed to the International Day of Women's Day and Public Holiday on this day. As a result, on March 19, 1911, the first IWD was held in Austria, Denmark and Germany. However, the date of Women's Day was finally changed to 8 March in 1921. Since then Women's Day completed

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