Can anyone explain the basis for the March 8th holiday? Is it like our "hallmark" day -- Mother's Day? How significant a day is it for the russian people?
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Can anyone explain the basis for the March 8th holiday? Is it like our "hallmark" day -- Mother's Day? How significant a day is it for the russian people?
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensday1.html
http://www.iwf.org/issues/issues_detail ... ticleID=78
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day
http://www.furnitureforthepeople.com/womday.htm
http://www.isis.aust.com/iwd/australia.htm
http://www.marxists.org/archive/kollont ... /akiwd.htm
Yea also probly masterrussian.net
Every year someone asks about this so plz next year just do a search.
It's a big holiday and people give flowers to their sister mother wife etc.