国际妇女节

　　3月8日的钟声已经敲响，每年的这个时候，总会有男士在一些年轻女士面前说：“祝你节日快乐！”也是每年的这个时候，总会听到那些女士回答：“我有那么老吗？”三八国际妇女节，到底是为谁开的节日？难道是为七八十的老太？还是专门提醒那些结了婚、看上去老气横秋的女人？

　　现向您传递这样一个信息：国际妇女节是全世界所有女人的节日，只要您在性别上可以被界定为“女”性，您就有权利和义务来接受来自各方的祝福。同时，在您享受幸福和关爱的时候，请不要忘记关注一下世界其它地区不曾拥有同等幸福权利的女性…

　　Aside from a brief history of the International Women's Day （IWD）, this article introduces to you the symbolic meaning of IWD and the themes for IWD that UN puts on the top agenda of the year. Come on, lets enjoy the knowledge related to IWD.

　　每一年的3月8日，庆祝国际妇女节是我们不变的主题。您想了解其他国家的妇女节是怎样的吗？

　　Women's day in South Africa

　　In countries like South Africa, the people celebrate the national Women's day on 9 August every year with a variety of events.

　　Women's Day on 9 August marks the day, in 1956, when 20000 women marched on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against one of the cornerstones of apartheid - the pass laws.

　　The countries will nowadays celebrate the month of August, by a ceremony promoting women in politics and decision-making positions, awarding them certificates of honour.

　　Women's day in Russia

　　Kollontai, a minister in the first Soviet government, persuaded Lenin to make March 8 an official communist holiday in 1909. During the Soviet period, the holiday celebrated "the heroic woman worker."

　　Today the Russians are still the premier celebrators of the March 8 holiday. Around the world, the event is a way to honor women's contributions to history. But in Russia, the festivities go a step further - celebrated in the fashion of Mother's Day with flowers or breakfast in bed-in which men boys are expected to bestow presents and show appreciation for the women in their lives.