International Women Day
March 8th, 2009
Sunday: Today I learn on Wikipedia that the International Women Day is actually of soviet inspiration. Is this the reason it is ignored in the US? Wikipedia says that it is celebrated in all the nations of the ex Soviet bloc, plus Italy and Greece.
Anyway, two different women tell me that it’s a stupid thing to celebrate, so I abstain from any reference.
The same thing goes to the (International) Labor Day (May 1). This seems to have less Soviet Union influence but it is not observed in the US either.