March 8 article in the magazine. "Velizhskaya nov", newspaper of the MO "Velizhsky district" of the Smolensk region

Even in ancient times, the feast of women was celebrated in Ancient Rome. Noble matrons received gifts and were surrounded by male care and tenderness. Slave girls were also awarded with tokens and released from work. Romans put on festive outfits, woven flowers into their hair and went to the temple of the goddess Vesta, who was considered the patroness of the hearth.

On March 8, 1857, New York textile workers rallied to demand better social conditions for women. They achieved suffrage, higher wages and shorter working hours.

On March 8, 1908, another women's rally took place, this time against the exploitation of child labor.
Two years later, the revolutionary Clara Zetkin proposed to choose an official day on which women can express their demands, worries and wishes.

A year later, the Day of Solidarity with Women began to be celebrated in a number of countries: Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany. But the exact date has not yet been set, and different countries have held events at different times. Only in 1914, the women's holiday was celebrated on March 8 in several countries of the world at once: the four above, as well as in Russia and the Netherlands. It is curious that until 1918, the Julian calendar was used in Russia, so the day of women's solidarity fell on February 23.

On March 8, 1917, the women of Petrograd went to a rally against the war with the slogan: "Bread and Peace!" They were supported by the workers of the Putilov factory, whose performances led to riots and clashes with the police. Thus, the February Revolution and the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II were largely due to the efforts of women.
In the USSR, the holiday became the day of the review of shock workers. It is interesting that in the Orthodox calendar around this time the myrrh-bearing wives who came to the tomb of the risen Jesus Christ are honored. In Soviet times, they tried to destroy the Christian holiday by offering an alternative.

In 1965, March 8 became a day off, and 12 years later, the UN recognized the Day of Struggle for Women's Rights as international. In the USSR, it was celebrated pompously and officially: they talked about professional successes, held party meetings at which they discussed laws created for the social protection of women. But gradually the political coloring faded away, and the holiday became the way we see it now.

After the collapse of the USSR, Women's Day remained in the official calendar of the Russian Federation and is still celebrated in a number of CIS countries. In Uzbekistan, this date is dedicated to Mother's Day, in Armenia - to the holiday of Motherhood and Beauty.

In Germany and France, March 8 is not considered a day off and is not widely celebrated, although it is covered in the press. There, men congratulate women on Mother's Day, which falls in May. In Poland, March 8 is also not recognized as a red day of the calendar, but solemn events are held. In Italy, women celebrate this day without their other halves.

In Vietnam, this date is associated with the day of remembrance of the Chung sisters, who liberated the people from Chinese aggression. In Syria, March 8 is considered the Day of the Revolution, and in Liberia, the fallen is commemorated at this time.

Mimosa bouquets came to us from Italy. The Council of Italian Women in the 40s of the XX century proposed to make this flower a symbol of International Women's Day. Austria is considered the birthplace of mimosa, but it grows mainly in France and Brazil. The delicate and sunny flower symbolizes the rebirth of nature in many countries. In Montenegro, the Mimosa Festival is held, and in San Rafael, Cannes and Nice (French Riviera), a mimosa parade is held in honor of the end of winter. In Russia, it is customary to give flowers to women on March 8, one of the subspecies of the mimosa family - the silver acacia growing in the Caucasus.

Organization and holding of a holiday at school

The Eighth of March is that special day when the presence of spring warmth and sincere joy is felt everywhere. On this day, it is customary to congratulate the beautiful half of our school country: girls and all women in the school.

Meet, please and surprise!

Every year the children are faced with the question: "How to make sure that teachers - women remember this day for a long time?"
Boys and girls know how to please and surprise! For one year, the teachers were greeted by boys with an accordion and other musical instruments and sang loudly: "We wish you happiness!" Last year, lovely teachers were greeted by "Italians-cooks" in snow-white caps, who sang in Italian and treated the teachers with fruit. Our school ladies also know how to walk beautifully along the red carpet with applause and a solemn march.

Decoration of the festive hall, classrooms

In the evening, parents came with bouquets of balloons, flowers and children with congratulatory wall newspapers to decorate their office for the holiday. The boys wanted to surprise the girls of their class. What was my surprise when I saw 5th grade boys on their knees in the recreation. Yes, I did not notice the video camera in the hands of the student! The boys were finishing the video shooting of the film, where there was a place for "apologies" and "declarations of love" to their classmates!
I always root for the assembly hall with my heart and soul. To decorate the hall I use banners: beautiful and durable! We complement the banner with balloons, greenery, flowers and the festive stage is ready for the performance!

Festive concert

All classes are invited to prepare art numbers in a month. A week before the holiday, a concert program is drawn up on request from classes. What if there are prepared numbers, but the time frame does not allow including them in the concert program? There is always a way! The guys can perform at breaks and please the teachers with their art numbers.

Each good holiday has not only its own history and traditions, but also its own "zest", interesting facts, and even myths. International Women's Day is no exception.

Popular and little-known, for the most curious!

Interesting historical facts about the holiday on March 8

As befits any holiday with a rich history, there are still disagreements even over which year is considered the beginning. According to the widespread version, in 1857 in New York the first demonstration of women took place, demanding a reduction in the working day and an increase in wages. However, this historical fact has not been documented. Therefore, the first "official" women's meeting is considered to be the speech of New York workers on March 8, 1908. What other interesting historical facts does the story of March 8 keep?

• In 2013, March 8 on Russian soil will celebrate its 100th anniversary... For the first time, mass demonstrations of women in Russia took place on March 8, 1913.
• The February revolution in Russia, in fact, began with the performance of the Petrograd women, which just happened on March 8. Why was the revolution called the February revolution? Because our March 8 is February 23, old style.
• At the beginning of the 20th century, March 8 was a date widely known throughout the world. On this day, performances were held by women fighting for their rights in the USA and Germany, in the Netherlands and France, Austria, Switzerland and in many other countries. And then it was not a holiday at all - it was a day of struggle.
• After women in European countries managed to achieve their demands, they became less and less politically active. And, as a result, March 8 in Europe gradually lost its status as a day of women's struggle.
• In the USSR, March 8 was a very politicized date for a long time.... Women at work and in institutions gathered at rallies at which they expressed solidarity with fighters for women's equality in other countries. Instead of flowers and gifts, Soviet ladies were presented with gratitude for success in work and profession.
• This holiday became a day off only in 1965... This contributed to the rapid depoliticization on March 8. It quickly turned from an official date into a national holiday.
• Formal international recognition was received on March 8 in 1977, when the UN decided to consider it International Women's Day, but not as a holiday, but as the day of women's struggle for their rights. To this date, the UN is timed various events that are aimed at improving the fate of women and equalizing their rights with men.
• Until the 60s of the last century, Soviet women were not given flowers - it was not accepted.
• Now March 8 is officially celebrated in 31 countries of the world... True, in some countries it is just an official day, something like an obedient implementation of a UN resolution, and in some it is a real holiday for women.
• Some analogue of women's day can be found in the history of Ancient Rome. There was a special day when free women received gifts from their husbands and women slaves received a day off.

March 8 is not only International Women's Day. This day is also the date of other events in world history:

1. Many famous and even legendary people were born on this day. For example, naval commander Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov, who did not know a single defeat in sea battles, the famous storyteller Wilhelm Grimm, artist Tatyana Yablonskaya, Olympic gymnastics champion Lyudmila Egorova, singer Maya Kristalinskaya, composer Michel Legrand, mathematician Grigory Elena Solovieus, actress and the favorite of the entire Soviet people, actor Andrei Mironov.
2. In addition, this day is rich in various historical events. So, in 1582, the then Pope issued a bull about the transition to a new calendar, which we still use today.
3. In 1848, an uprising of Parisian citizens and workers took place in Paris. The event went down in history as the February Revolution (something familiar, isn't it?)
4. In 1887 On March 8, the first international telephone line Paris-Brussels was installed.
5. In 1910, the first female pilot was licensed to fly an airplane. The name of the brave lady was Elise de Laroche.
6. In 1914, the first issue of the magazine of Soviet women was published under the title "Worker" The publication, without exaggeration, was a cult one throughout the vast Soviet Union

This is such a holiday on March 8. Diverse, interesting, versatile. Women's Day, Spring and Flowers. Celebrate it brightly!

1. As you know, the holiday appeared as a result of the struggle of working women for equality. Idea for International Women's Day belongs to Clara Zetkin... It was at the beginning of the 20th century, together with her friend Rosa Luxemburg, who urged the fair sex to organize rallies and processions on this day, drawing everyone's attention to the problems of women.

2. Main floral symbol of March 8 in the USSR - mimosa. In fact, what we used to call "mimosa" is officially considered a silver acacia in the Russian classification.

The real mimosa is a more modest lilac flower that never gives such luxurious inflorescences, although it belongs to the same family as the acacia. However, we women are also not always who we claim to be, and the Italian (Spanish and Catalan) name of this plant sounds like Mimosa.

3. Women's holiday was celebrated still in ancient Rome... And, as expected - with gifts and congratulations. The Romans gave presents to the spouses, and the slaves received a day off.

4. March 8, 1914 came out the first issue of the magazine "Rabotnitsa", which, by the way, is still published today. And in 1950, on Women's Day, the USSR announced the presence of an atomic bomb.

5. On March 8, 1910, the French pilot Elise de Laroche became the owner the title of the world's first female pilotwith a license to fly an airplane. The symbolic assignment of this status was a simple coincidence, then Women's Day was not yet celebrated, although the holiday was established in the same year.

6. Today is 8 March celebrated in many countries around the world: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, Guinea-Bissau, Georgia, Zambia, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Laos, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia , Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Croatia, Montenegro, Eritrea, Latvia.

7. In Madagascar, March 8 is a day off only for the fair sex. And in China it is a working day, albeit a holiday. IN USSR not going to work on International Women's Day it became possible only since 1966.

8. Traditionally, Portuguese women never celebrate Women's Day in the company of men. March 8 is the day of bachelorette parties in this country.

9. In Syria March 8 - Revolution Day, in Zambia - Youth Day, in Malaysia - Day of the Sultan, in Liberia - Day of Remembrance of the Fallen.

10. Not everyone knows, but there is a holiday International Men's Day - November 19. For the first time it was celebrated in the Latin American state of Trinidad and Tobago, and later this holiday became international. True, no one is satisfied with the day off on this matter.

11 ... The idea of \u200b\u200ba complete equalization of men and women in their social roles completely contradicts Orthodox dogmas and canons. Therefore, representatives of the Orthodox Church do not really like International Women's Day.

12. Interestingly, no women's birthday falls on March 8. But as many as 16 men! Therefore, boldly congratulate your acquaintances men on Angel Day, do not forget about Alexander, Alexey, Ivan, Kuzma, Lazar, Mikhail, Moses, Nikolai - they also have a holiday!

13. In 1722, Peter I in some way anticipated the emergence of International Women's Day by issuing a decree on systematic meteorological observations, which "started" on March 8. “Where is the connection?” - you ask, we answer: women are changeable like the weather, and to understand them, you also need to watch them for a long time and carefully.

14. On March 8, such famous men in our country were born: stripper and showman Tarzan (Sergei Glushko), actor Viktor Dobronravov (son of Fyodor Dobronravov), billionaire and the main shareholder of SUEK Andrey Melnichenko (56th place in the Forbes world list for 2013), bard Sergey Nikitin, actor, director, screenwriter and teacher Evgeny Matveev, accordionist and showman Pyotr Dranga, actor Nikolai Chindyaykin.

Alas, this day did not give us especially popular women. The most famous are: Elena Baturina - the wife of the former mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, and Ksenia Borodina - the host of the "House 2" program.

15. The most anticipated gifts by March 8, 44% of women call flowers, and about 55% of men are going to give them annually. With jewelry, the opposite is true - 15-16% of women want them, but only 9% of the stronger sex expect to shell out.

17. Initially, March 8 was the day of feminists and revolutionaries who fought, among other things, for the liberation of men from power. Now representatives of the stronger sex, who did not congratulate the women around them on this holiday, are considered insensitive and ungrateful. That is, many modern ladies dream of feeling weak and gentle creatures at least once a year. Women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries strove for equality and independence, and in the 21st we were already tired of this.

18. Until the mid-60s, International Women's Day on March 8 in the USSR remained quite everyday, like Fisherman's Day or Miner's Day. But a woman is not a fisherman or a miner, and one day this thought occurred to an intelligent person. The clever man's name was Valentin Aleksandrov, and it was the texts written by him that the members of the Politburo pronounced from the stands.

In April 1965, he was working on a draft report by Brezhnev for the 20th anniversary of Victory. The report was supposed to include a paragraph about the exploits of Soviet women during the war. Brezhnev demanded to emphasize how highly the party values \u200b\u200bSoviet women. And what facts to confirm this?

Here Alexandrov's wife gave him a valuable thought: "Your party would have done much better if instead of stupid words it had improved women's life." She knew what she was talking about: for example, maternity leave in the USSR at that time lasted only a year and was not paid.

Aleksandrov could not radically change the lives of all Soviet women. But he could have come up with an idea to give them a day off. When the idea reached Brezhnev, he immediately entered it on the agenda of the meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee. But his assistant Golikov commented on the idea as follows: “It's a difficult matter. Gosplan will object. "

However, this time the State Planning Commission was able to convince. The next day, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU decided to include in Brezhnev's report the thesis that International Women's Day on March 8 in the Soviet Union was declared a non-working day.

19. In Japan, girls were "presented" for almost the entire March. Among the main women's holidays, it is worth noting the Holiday of Dolls, Girls (March 3) and Peach Blossom. Practically no attention is paid directly to March 8 - the Japanese give preference to their traditions. On holidays, rooms are decorated with balls of tangerine and cherry blossoms, puppet shows begin, girls dress up in smart kimonos, treat them to sweets and give them gifts.

20. On March 8, India celebrates a completely different holiday. Namely - Holi or the Festival of Colors. Festive fires are kindled in the country, people are dancing and singing songs, everyone (regardless of class and caste) pours water on each other with colored powders and has fun. As for the "women's day", it is celebrated by the people of India in October and lasts about 10 days.

21. In China, March 8 is also not a day off. Flowers are not bought by carriages, no noisy events are held. Women's collectives attach importance to Women's Day solely from the point of view of "emancipation", paying tribute to the symbol of equality with men. Young Chinese are more sympathetic to the holiday than the "old guard", and even give gifts with pleasure, but the Chinese New Year (one of the most important holidays) remains the holiday of spring for the Celestial Empire.

22. The attitude of Italians towards March 8 is more loyal than, for example, Lithuania's, although the scope of the celebration is far from being celebrated in Russia. Italians celebrate Women's Day everywhere, but not officially - this day is not a day off. The meaning of the holiday has remained unchanged - the struggle of the beautiful half of humanity for equality with men. The symbol is also the same - a modest sprig of mimosa. Italian men are limited to such branches on March 8 (it is not accepted to give gifts on this day). Actually, men do not take part in the celebration itself either - they only pay the bills of their halves for restaurants, cafes and strip bars.

23. In Lithuania, 8 March was removed from the list of holidays in 1997 by the Conservatives. The Women's Solidarity Day became an official day off only in 2002 - it is considered the Spring Festival, festivals and concerts are held in its honor, thanks to it, the country's guests spend unforgettable spring weekends in Lithuania. It cannot be said that the entire population of the country celebrates March 8 with joy - some do not celebrate it at all due to certain associations, others simply do not see the point in it, and still others consider this day as an additional rest.

24. Alas, English ladies are deprived of attention on March 8. The holiday is not officially celebrated, no one gives flowers to anyone, and the British themselves categorically do not understand the point in honoring women just because they are women. Women's Day to the British replaces Mother's Day, celebrated 3 weeks before Easter.

25. In Germany, as in Poland, March 8 is an ordinary day, traditionally a working day. Even after the reunification of the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany, the holiday that was celebrated in East Germany did not take root on the calendar. German Frau have the opportunity to relax, shift concerns onto men and enjoy gifts only on Mother's Day (in May). The picture is roughly the same in France.

“On March 8, our country celebrates Women's Day. We are accustomed to it as a kind and happy holiday. We love him for his pleasant chores, for the smiles of our mothers and grandmothers, and therefore all women. It is customary to give flowers on this day. Accept from us on this pre-holiday day an unusual spring bouquet, which consists of songs, poems and words of congratulations! " With these words, librarians of the children's department of the city library began a musical and poetic composition dedicated to the holiday.

This colorful composition was presented to pupils of grades 2, 3 of school No. 7 and 6 grades of school No. 6. The boys recited poems with pleasure, everyone sang funny spring songs together, and everyone understood: how wonderful it is that there is such a day in a year when you can hear so many warm words, feel joy and see grateful tears in the eyes of beloved mothers, grandmothers, and also teachers and classmates.

And if you look back in recent history, you can remember that this holiday began as a day dedicated to the struggle for women's rights. After all, it was on this day in 1857 in the city of New York that a manifestation of workers in shoe and garment factories was organized. In 1910, at the International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen, Clara Zetkin made a proposal to celebrate International Women's Day. And exactly one year later, on March 19, 1911, International Women's Day was celebrated in Austria, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, when not only millions of women, but also millions of men took to the demonstrations in their cities.

In Russia, this day was first celebrated only in 1913 in St. Petersburg. In order for the celebration to be allowed, a petition was sent to the mayor, in which it was announced that "... a scientific morning on the women's issue" would be held. The permission was obtained, and on March 2, 1913, about one and a half thousand people gathered on Poltavskaya Street in the building of the Kalashnikovskaya Bread Exchange.

The Soviet government declared March 8 a state holiday, which has become a day off since 1965. On this day, the state performed an annual ritual, reporting on solemn events to society on the implementation of state policy towards women in real life. But time gradually erased the political overtones from International Women's Day.

And now we are all just happy with the arrival of spring, the opportunity to once again congratulate our wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, hard-working women on the holiday and wish them all health, happiness and prosperity!