International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8 March. The United Nations started celebrating Women’s Day on 8 March 1975. This special day of March 8 is celebrated to create awareness about equal rights and respect for women, but why was March 8 chosen to celebrate Women’s Day? Will learn about it.
We all know that Women’s Day is celebrated with the aim of making women aware of their rights. For which various types of programs are organized. Women who contribute in fields ranging from politics to science, art, culture and many other fields are honored, but do you know why March 8 was chosen to celebrate Women’s Day? If not then today we will know about it.
Why is International Women’s Day celebrated only on 8 March?
There is a special reason for choosing March 8 to celebrate Women’s Day. In fact, working women in America started a movement on March 8 for their rights. The Socialist Party of America chose this day to honor workers in New York in 1908.
Russian women celebrated Women’s Day and protested against the First World War. The women of Rukh went on strike in 1917 for bread and peace. Women in Europe held rallies on 8 March in support of peace activists.
For this reason, celebration of International Women’s Day started on March 8. Later in 1975, the United Nations recognized International Women’s Day.
Theme of Women’s Day 2024
Every year International Women’s Day is celebrated with a theme. In the year 2024, this day will be celebrated with the theme Inspire Inclusion (a world where everyone gets equal rights and respect).
Importance of International Women’s Day
The purpose of celebrating this day is to give equal respect to women as men and to make them aware of their rights. This day has great importance to boost the morale of women and remove the inequality prevailing in the society.
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