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INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
March 08, every year |
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Description |
- The celebrations range from general celebration of
respect, appreciation and love towards women to a
celebration for women's economic, political and social
achievements.
- The celebration of this day started as a Socialist
political event and was blended in the culture of many
countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former
Soviet bloc.
- The first national Women's Day was observed on 28
February 1909 in the United States following a declaration
by the Socialist Party of America.
- In 1913 Russian women observed their first International
Women's Day on the last Sunday in February.
- From its official adoption in Russia following the
Soviet Revolution in 1917 the holiday was predominantly
celebrated in communist and socialist countries.
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