8th of March – International Women’s Day

“Women are the real architects of society.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe

Dear friends,, as you have probably understood there is no month in Ukraine without a holiday;-)  In spite of the recent popularity here of St. Valentine’s Day, the most important holiday for your lady will remain the one that we celebrate on the 8^th of March: International women’s day.

 

This date was chosen to celebrate all women: mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, co-workers, daughters, girlfriends, and fiancées. The 8^th of March officially marks the care and attention towards the gentler half of mankind.

Believe it or not we inherited International Women’s Day from the Socialist Party of America in 1909.  In 1910 in Copenhagen the idea of having a day, which unites women all over the world, was supported by famous socialist Clara Zetkin. In 1917 Kollontai, a minister in the first Soviet government, persuaded Lenin to make March 8^th an official holiday. During the Soviet period, the holiday was celebrated as the holiday of "the heroic woman worker". Today it is an official day off, and both men and women look forward to this holiday. It has lost its political meaning and now celebrates the unconditional love, sacrifice, patience, wisdom, and beauty of the Ukrainian women. This is the day when we congratulate our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, wives and girlfriends, and often one can hear congratulations even from the strangers in the street.

Men start to get ready for this holiday here in a week or so, and the morning of 8^th of March is famous for flower shops totally crowded with men. Although the local flower stores almost double the prices on this holiday [note: Unona’s prices do not change], lots and lots of flowers are sold as every woman in Ukraine receives a few bouquets on this day. Besides flowers the other presents on this day are chocolates, toys, jewelry, or perfumes.  Most importantly men try to make his women free from housework at least for one day, by inviting her to a restaurant or trying to cook and to clean up.

Our website www.Ukrainegiftdelivery.com is always ready to help you with the choice of beautiful and thoughtful gifts to your lady. And remember that if you have something very special on your mind and you cannot find it in our collection, you can always tell us your wish and we will do our best to find exactly what you want.