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  1. February 19th, 2005, 12:49 AM #1
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    March 8th - Women's Day

    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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  2. February 19th, 2005, 05:39 AM #2
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    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
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  3. February 19th, 2005, 07:17 AM #3
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    Yea also probly masterrussian.net

    Every year someone asks about this so plz next year just do a search.
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  4. February 19th, 2005, 02:02 PM #4
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    It's a big holiday and people give flowers to their sister mother wife etc.
    Vrei să pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei
    Nu ma, nu ma iei, nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei
    Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
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