Who celebrates International Women's Day? Who can celebrate the festival?
March has always been known as "Women's Month", especially International Women's Day, which is a good holiday for major businesses to promote sales. So, who celebrates International Women's Day? Who can celebrate the festival? Let’s find out together. As we enter the second month of the lunar calendar, the weather begins to gradually warm up and everything becomes full of life. Various articles on Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for February of the lunar calendar in 2020 have been updated, so stay tuned!Whose holiday is “International Women’s Day”?One voice says that women is a broad term, referring to all female compatriots; another voice says that scientifically speaking, only married female compatriots can be called women. In fact, the word "women" is a general term for adult women.March 8th Women's Day is also known as "International Women's Day", and its full name is "United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace". This day is recognized by the United Nations and is also designated as a legal holiday in many countries. Women from all over the world can celebrate their own festival on this day! At what age can you celebrate Women’s Day?International Women’s Day is a holiday for all adult women over the age of 18.The meaning of the word "women" in the "Modern Chinese Standard Dictionary" only refers to "adult women" and has no other special meaning. Married women are called "women". That is to say, adult women who are over 18 years old are considered "women", not just married women! It belongs to all women who are over 18 years old. March 8th Women's Day is a glorious festival for working women all over the world to unite and fightOn this day, women from all continents of the world, regardless of nationality, race, language, culture, economic and political differences, come together to focus on women's human rights.International Women's Day is a day to commemorate the international women's struggleThe idea of establishing International Women's Day first came about in the early 20th century, when Western countries were undergoing rapid industrialization and economic expansion. Poor working conditions and low wages have led to various protests and strikes. On March 8, 1857, women garment and textile workers in New York took to the streets to protest against poor working conditions and low wages. On March 8, 1909, the Women's Workers' Union of Chicago held a demonstration demanding equal rights for men and women. In August of the following year, the Second International Socialist Women's Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark decided to designate March 8 of each year as Women's Day in order to promote the unity and liberation of international working women. Also known as International Women's Day.The first International Women's Day commemoration event was held in 1924. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, working women in Guangzhou held a memorial meeting and a parade. The meeting was chaired by He Xiangning, a pioneer of my country's women's movement, and slogans such as "Down with imperialism" and "Protect women and children" were raised at the meeting. This event demonstrated the awakening and strength of Chinese working women. On March 8, 1938, Soong Mei-ling mobilized women to actively participate in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression and save the nation. In 1949, after the founding of New China, March 8 was officially designated as Women's Day. On that day, women across the country had a half-day holiday and various forms of celebrations were held. In Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and other places, Women's Day is also celebrated as a holiday. From then on, every March 8th, ladies will invite their sisters and friends to take a walk, go shopping, enjoy a lazy and beautiful time together, and celebrate this great festival for women together! |
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