International Women's Day‏

International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year
in different regions to focus on the celebration of respect,
appreciation and love towards women . . . Celebration for
women's economic, political and social achievements.
Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended
in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe,
Russia, and the former Soviet Union. In many regions, the
day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion
for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat
similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day.
In other regions, however, the original political and human
rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong,
and political and social awareness of the struggles of women
worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.