When is Women's Day?

March 8th Women's Day generally refers to International Working Women's Day, also known as March 8th Women's Day and March 8th International Women's Day. This is a festival for women all over the world to strive for peace, equality and development. The significance of Women's Day on March 8th lies in working women making history. So what is the origin of March 8 Women's Day? Let's have a look!

First, the origin of March 8 Women's Day

On the website of the United Nations introducing International Women's Day, the origin of "March 8" International Women's Day is attributed to a series of major events in the women's movement in the early 20th century, including: 1909, and American socialists designated February 28th as National Women's Day; 19 10 Clara? Under the leadership of Tsetkin, more than 65,438+000 women delegates from 65,438+07 countries planned to set up International Women's Day, but no specific date was set. 1 9 11March 20091day, tens of thousands of women from Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland gathered together to celebrate International Women's Day.

19 13 On the last Sunday of February, Russian women celebrated their International Women's Day by holding demonstrations against World War I; 1965438+on March 8, 2004, women from many European countries held anti-war demonstrations; 19 17 On March 8 (February 23, Russian calendar), Russian women went on strike to commemorate nearly 2 million Russian women who died in World War I, thus opening the "February Revolution". Four days later, the tsar was forced to abdicate, and the interim government announced that it would give women the right to vote.

It can be said that this series of feminist movements in Europe and America at the beginning of the 20th century contributed to the birth of March 8th International Women's Day, which is also the legacy of the international communist movement.

Second, the significance of Women's Day

3.8 International Women's Day is a festival for women all over the world. This day has been recognized by the United Nations and designated as a legal holiday in many countries. Women from all corners of the country can celebrate their festivals at the same time on this day, although they are divided by different national boundaries, races, languages, cultures, economies and politics. Let's look back on the struggle for equality, justice, peace and development 90 years ago.

International Women's Day is the witness of working women creating history, and the road for women to strive for equality with men is very long. In ancient Greece, Li Sist Ratt led women's struggle to stop the war; During the French Revolution, women in Paris shouted "freedom, equality and fraternity" and took to the streets of Versailles to fight for the right to vote.

On this day, women from all continents pay close attention to women's human rights regardless of nationality, race, language, culture, economy and politics. In recent decades, four global conferences of the United Nations have strengthened the international women's movement. With the development of the international women's movement, Women's Day has a global significance. These developments have made International Women's Day a day of unity and concerted efforts, demanding the restoration of women's rights and women's right to participate in political, economic and social life.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the State Council, the central people's government, issued a circular to the whole country from June 1949 to February 65438, and designated March 8 as Women's Day. On the eve of International Women's Day on March 8th every year, the All-China Women's Federation conducts selection activities such as "National March 8th Red Flag Bearer Model" and "National March 8th Red Flag Collective" to commend China women's contribution to socialist construction.