8th of March or International Women's Day is the official holiday which celebrates achievements of women in political, economic and social fields. This day is very popular in Ukraine and is a public holiday. How the holiday appeared? The origin of International Women's Day is sending us back to ancient Roman culture, when single women and girls asked for a blessing of the Goddess Vesta. They dressed in their best clothes and the most expensive jewelry to demonstrate the favor of the gods. Husbands and fathers presented their ladies small gifts in honor of this holiday. But the real story of Women's Day began on March 8, 1857, when women of New York factories marched for their rights: equal salary and reduction of working hours from 16 to 10 hours daily. In addition, activists tried to attract public attention to issues of female education, the ability to vote and working conditions. It was the time when women`s fight for their rights began. After these demonstrations, ladies entered universities and female unions appeared all over the world. On February 28, 1908, a strike of New York workers started again gathering more than 15,000 dissatisfied women on the streets. In 1910, Klara Zetkin (German politician and women right`s fighter) initiated the advent of International Women's Day, when women from all over the world can gather for demonstrations in order to draw public attention to their social and daily problems. Starting from 1914 the International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8. And from 1975 this day is officially declared by United Nation Union as a Day of Fighting for women rights. Interesting story why 8th of March was chosen as the date of the women's holiday: Klara Zetkin and her political friend Rosa Luxemburg decided that number 8 looks like female shape.
8th of March or International Women’s Day is the official holiday which celebrates achievements of women in political, economic and social fields. This day is very popular in Ukraine and is a public holiday. How the holiday appeared? The origin of International Women’s Day is sending us back to ancient Roman culture, when single women