The 8th of March in Ukraine is often associated with spring. Ukrainian women especially think of this day as a sign that the spring is coming. Why? Because besides being the first spring celebration, this is International Women’s Day, the day when we women are specially treated just for being women. From the historical point of view, the 8th of March is important as the day of women’s solidarity in the struggle for their rights.
History
It was not gifts or even attention that the women of New York demanded in March 1857 when they marched in the streets. They demanded basic rights, including better conditions for work and to shorten the working day. As a result, the trade union was created, and women finally could become trade union members.
In 1910 there was an international conference of socialist women held in Copenhagen, and that is when Clara Zetkin (the wife of Russian socialist Ocip Zetkin) suggested setting up the /Day of Solidarity of Working Women of the World/ as a contribution to democracy and equalization of rights with the men. On the 8th of March, 1917, women’s demonstrations in tsarist Russia resulted in the tsar’s edict giving women the right to vote. And at last, 1975 became a year when the United Nations declared the 8th of March as /International Women’s Day/ for women’s rights.
However, today the celebration has lost its political nuance, at least in Ukraine, and as mentioned above, is mostly a celebration of the vernal season.
The 8th of March today
Although women look forward to this day, at the same time many women are rather skeptical about this celebration. They would say, “Why is it the only day we should be treated in a special way? Why not everyday?” I read some sarcastic comments that the 8th of March is the “Day of Men’s Hypocrisy.” Women are treated wonderfully, but this is one of those rare days when they are happy.
Well, this is the pattern that I admit exists in some families. But I am sure this mostly depends on the relationships and not on the date in the calendar. Though I would agree with those women in the point that, yes, it is great that we actually did receive at last our rights some day in the past, because we are equal physically and mentally with men from the very beginning of the Universe, and so we are naturally meant to have the same rights.
What Women Want
Almost all women like flowers, and most men know this. The men who do not present flowers on March 8 do not necessary dislike flowers; they just want to be different from others. Statistics shows that 45 percent of the male population considers flowers the best gift. Personally I do not mind, because it’s a spring celebration, and spring is the time of nature waking up after winter. Blossoming flowers are one of the first signs of spring.
In Ukraine a woman, especially a woman in love, is associated with spring - Lady Spring. So whatever you present it is important that she feels this way - to be in love, to be loved and appreciated. It should not necessarily be a huge or significant thing. The gift itself is not that important - it is the attention that matters. Just think what she needs to feel that way and what you can do to make it happen. There is nobody else who knows her better than you. Arrange this special day so that she can feel the spring’s breath and fresh air on her face like she feels opening the window into the blossoming world. The important thing is to make the spring blossom in her heart.
History
It was not gifts or even attention that the women of New York demanded in March 1857 when they marched in the streets. They demanded basic rights, including better conditions for work and to shorten the working day. As a result, the trade union was created, and women finally could become trade union members.
In 1910 there was an international conference of socialist women held in Copenhagen, and that is when Clara Zetkin (the wife of Russian socialist Ocip Zetkin) suggested setting up the /Day of Solidarity of Working Women of the World/ as a contribution to democracy and equalization of rights with the men. On the 8th of March, 1917, women’s demonstrations in tsarist Russia resulted in the tsar’s edict giving women the right to vote. And at last, 1975 became a year when the United Nations declared the 8th of March as /International Women’s Day/ for women’s rights.
However, today the celebration has lost its political nuance, at least in Ukraine, and as mentioned above, is mostly a celebration of the vernal season.
The 8th of March today
Although women look forward to this day, at the same time many women are rather skeptical about this celebration. They would say, “Why is it the only day we should be treated in a special way? Why not everyday?” I read some sarcastic comments that the 8th of March is the “Day of Men’s Hypocrisy.” Women are treated wonderfully, but this is one of those rare days when they are happy.
Well, this is the pattern that I admit exists in some families. But I am sure this mostly depends on the relationships and not on the date in the calendar. Though I would agree with those women in the point that, yes, it is great that we actually did receive at last our rights some day in the past, because we are equal physically and mentally with men from the very beginning of the Universe, and so we are naturally meant to have the same rights.
What Women Want
Almost all women like flowers, and most men know this. The men who do not present flowers on March 8 do not necessary dislike flowers; they just want to be different from others. Statistics shows that 45 percent of the male population considers flowers the best gift. Personally I do not mind, because it’s a spring celebration, and spring is the time of nature waking up after winter. Blossoming flowers are one of the first signs of spring.
In Ukraine a woman, especially a woman in love, is associated with spring - Lady Spring. So whatever you present it is important that she feels this way - to be in love, to be loved and appreciated. It should not necessarily be a huge or significant thing. The gift itself is not that important - it is the attention that matters. Just think what she needs to feel that way and what you can do to make it happen. There is nobody else who knows her better than you. Arrange this special day so that she can feel the spring’s breath and fresh air on her face like she feels opening the window into the blossoming world. The important thing is to make the spring blossom in her heart.
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