March 8th in Russia is Very Important! (International Women’s Day)
I have talked about this holiday before and will probably talk about it some more sooner or later!
International Women’s Day: International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women… (Link)
Observed by: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Israel, Laos, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia…
Date celebrated on: March 8 yearly, every year, no changes, no forgetting allowed!
So if you are a man/boy and you are married, have a babushka, girlfriend, sister, mother, aunt and or anyone who you know is female even at work, this is one date that you need to remember, or if you know someone from the above countries and they are a woman. Otherwise you could be in trouble… 🙂
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