International Women's Day is a holiday established to commemorate women's contribution to the struggle for equal rights and peace. Its origin came from March 8, 1909, when women in Chicago, USA, held a march to demand equality between men and women. Later, the day was adopted by many countries and organizations as International Women's Day. The mainland began to commemorate the 38th Day in 1922, and in December 1949, the Administrative Council of the Central People's Government designated March 8 as Women's Day every year.
Article 3 of the Measures for the Holiday of National New Year's Festivals and Commemorative Days promulgated by the State Council stipulates that Women's Day is a holiday for some citizens.
On Women's Day, women in some enterprises are entitled to half a day of paid leave. In addition, some scenic spots also offer free admission or half-price discounts for women.
What does Goddess Day have to do with Women's Day? Goddess Day falls on March 7 every year, the day before Women's Day. This festival is mainly popular among young people, because many women do not want to admit that they are women, but do not want to give up the privilege of femininity. Goddess Day originally evolved from Women's Day on March 8 and later became a beloved name.
There is also a nice name called "Girls' Day". Girls' Day is celebrated on March 7 every year, the day before Women's Day. This festival originated in the late 80s of the 20th century, first initiated by Shandong University in China, and later spread to Chinese universities. The purpose of this festival is to care for girls, show the style of college girls, and guide girls to pay attention to their own quality, ability and health.
Queen's Day is another name for 8 March, Women's Day. This title was coined by some businesses to cater to the psychology of young women, and also reflected the improvement of women's social status.
There is no special event on Women's Day in Japan because it is not on the Japanese calendar. However, on March 3, there is Japan's unique Daughter's Day, also called Peach Blossom Festival, which is a traditional festival held to celebrate the health and well-being of girls. On this day, people with girls in the family will put out various beautiful humanoids and peach blossoms, and eat some special foods such as colorful rice balls, water dumplings, white wine, etc.
Its origin is influenced by the Chinese Tang Dynasty, when people made human figures out of paper to indicate that they transferred their misfortunes to human forms and then put them into rivers.
The third day of the third month of the lunar calendar is the Shangshi Festival. This time-honored traditional festival has been ignored today, and even many people do not know its existence; In the Tang Dynasty, it was an important holiday for legal holidays. The Shangcheng Festival of the Tang Dynasty was an important traditional festival, mainly including sacrifices, green walking, rafting, ferry racing and other activities. The Tang Dynasty people attached great importance to the Shangcheng Festival, and even made it a national holiday. The Shangxi Festival of the Tang Dynasty was also a source of inspiration for the literati and inkers, and many famous works were born in this festival.
South Korea has Women's Day, also on March 8. However, this day is not a holiday, and all units go to work normally. There is no special celebration of Women's Day in South Korea, just some people will make statements about women's equality on social media.