1001 other things about March 8 that you don't know

March 8 has long been known as the International Women's Day. However, the origin of this holiday or the unique things around it is not everyone's heart.

Every year, every time in early March, everyone is excited, eager to wait for the 8th March holidays. My sister teased to see what gifts would be given this year, how did the people who love them, the boys were also busy looking for the good stuff for their girlfriends, girls and mothers .

In general, just like National Day.

But, March 8th, isn't it just flowers with gifts or sweet love words? There are 1001 other things about March 8, but you have not heard of it before.

1. Holidays to "raise wages, reduce working hours"

Many people think that the 8th March will stem from a story to honor certain women. However, it has a beginning as a demonstration march. On March 8, 1908, 15,000 women took to the streets in New York City and demanded a raise, reduced hours and a right to vote.

However, it was not until 1911 that the first International Women's Day was celebrated and only in four countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The United Nations did not recognize it as an international holiday until 1975.

2. Each year a theme

March 8 each year has a separate theme, initiated by the United Nations since 1996. The topics of March 8 are often related to women's issues around the world: women receive religion, poverty reduction, equal rights for women .

In 2017, the theme of March 8 is "World of Work: World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030" (roughly translated: women in changing times: Planet 50-50 before 2030 ).

3. Not all national holidays

Surprisingly, March 8 is not a holiday celebrated across the planet. It is an official holiday in 28 countries, including Vietnam. However, in some countries, it is just an official holiday for women, not all people (China, Nepal .).

Red is the country that considers 8/3 as the official holiday, brown is the country with the 8th March is the holiday for women and the yellow is the country that does not consider the 8th March as the main holiday awake.

4. Hoa Mimosa yellow is the symbol of 8/3 in many countries

In Italy, to celebrate this day, men often give yellow mimosa flowers to women. Teresa Mattei, an American female politician who has chosen yellow mimosa flowers is a symbol of women's day because she thinks violets or lilies are rare and expensive to buy in Italy.

In addition, in Russia and Albania, many people also use yellow mimosa flowers as gifts for March 8.

5. In addition to the international day 8/3, there are also months and years of gratitude for women

In 2011, President Barack Obama issued a statement in March that would be "women's history month" in the United States.

And 1975 is considered the International Year of Women recognized by the United Nations. This is also the year the United Nations recognized March 8 as the International Women's Day.

6. International women - holidays of the waistline

Many people in Taiwan often jokingly say that March 8 is the waistline's day when true on this day each year, the government will make a survey of women's waist sizes, accompanied by warnings about Weight gain can be dangerous to health.

7. Not every March 8 is a happy day

This is a sad fact when in many countries, on March 8 is also the time of many persecution and attacks on women. In Egypt, in 2011, hundreds of men went to Tahrir Square in Cairo to suppress women protests.

"Many women marched down the central square of Cairo, Egypt on March 8. However, the male crowd appeared, overwhelming and beating them," an AP reporter once wrote.

8. Clara Zetkin

If you are ever grateful for having a day for women, please thank the woman named Clara Zetkin. Clara was born in 1857 in Germany. In 1910, in a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark was the one who proposed the idea of ​​a women's holiday and in 1911, Clara Zetkin organized the first International Women's Day.

9. International women are not always the 8th March

Before March 8 officially became the International Women's Day, it fell on February 28, 1909 in the United States and in 1911, it was celebrated again on March 19 in the first four countries, Austria. Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

After 1913, the International Women's Day was officially transferred on March 8, although in some countries, they still held on other days.

10. Responded by Google

Over the past few years, on International Women's Day, March 8, Google often changes its search page logo to interesting content, bringing a lot of useful information about this day.