Why International Women’s Day is Celebrated on March 8? Know Its Importance

You must have seen loads of International Women’s Day wish posts on Facebook since morning. And if you’re a woman your Whatsapp and Messenger is pinging with gallons of notifications on the same. Now if I ask you why International Women’s Day is celebrated or why is it celebrated on March 8, would you be able to give me a satisfactory answer? Well, here I have all the answers for you!

International Women’s Day commemorates women’s rights

Celebration of the International Women’s Day first took place in New York, held by Socialist Party of America. The year was 1909 and the date was February 28. It was the next year, 1910 when the date March 8 was suggested by International Woman's Conference. The main idea behind celebrating International Women’s Day was to preserve equal rights for men and women. This also included suffrage for women. When the women of Soviet Russia gained suffrage in 1917, March 8 was declared a national holiday for the country.

March 8, International Women’s Day is an official holiday in the following countries as well -

Afghanistan,  Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine,  Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.

Importance of March 8

If you closely look at the digit 8 you can perceive a curve. And curve, my dear friends is associated with femininity or feminine appearance. Look closely.

If you have more questions on the topic, if you want to know about international women’s day celebrations, feel free to ask.

And most importantly, Happy International Women’s Day!