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Celebrating of March 8 #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:26 am   Celebrating of March 8
 

Hello!

I just want to ask all of you about the celebrating International Day of Women.

Are you celebrating today in your country?

If you don't know anything about it, I can explain.

In this day we are presenting our all women (girlfriends, fiancees, mothers, grandmothers and even a girl you met three minutes ego etc.) flowers, sweetnesses and some beautiful speeches.

By the way, I'd like to congratulate all women from this site! I wish you blossom like a flower and achieve all goals in your life ( good English and many more...)
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Celebrating of March 8 #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:36 am   Celebrating of March 8
 

Hi Tilt

thanks for your congratulations.
I am a bit confused about what we do really celebrate today.
In Spain we call it DIA DE LA MUJER TRABAJADORA, what means, Day of the Worker Woman (is it correctly translated???)
So it seems to me that there is a difference about how is it celebrated depending on the Nation.
We don't celebrate the fact that we are women, we celebrate the fact that someday in history women's work was recognized, that women were able to vote and step by step, women are in better conditions nowadays than they were time ago; of course, I am talking about my country.
We don't receive flowers or any other present.
What is worse......I am working today on Sunday 8th march along with other thirteen women. Good celebration!! isn't it?

regards,

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Celebrating of March 8 #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:31 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

Charo,

Here in Russia this day is always day of rest which has been established by government. But, of course, a lot of commercial firms are working irrespective of it.

Goog day for you!

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Celebrating of March 8 #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 10, 2009 13:14 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

Friends, here is a good discussion -- Traditions of Great Britain.
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Thanks too #5 (permalink) Tue Mar 10, 2009 15:45 pm   Thanks too
 

Hi, it`s good to know, how you celebrate in different countries the international woman day, in Peru everybody knows about it, but there are no candies nor cards.....I`m thinking seriously on going to Russia jeje Laughing
Have a nice day all kind Latin American women
Cristi.
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Celebrating of March 8 #6 (permalink) Tue Mar 10, 2009 18:54 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

Hi, Cristi!

Do not wait, just come here, and I will present you some sweeties myself =)

Nice day

Andrey
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Celebrating of March 8 #7 (permalink) Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:31 am   Celebrating of March 8
 

In the United States we don't celebrate International Women's Day. The name sounds kind of communist, and we already have two holidays in the year for wives and girlfriends to get upset if you forget to give them something. We don't need another day like that.
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Celebrating of March 8 #8 (permalink) Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:39 am   Celebrating of March 8
 

women´s libbers all over the world, unite!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Celebrating of March 8 #9 (permalink) Wed Mar 11, 2009 14:38 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

Fan Of Arabian Horses wrote:
women´s libbers all over the world, unite!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing

Yeay, Michael!

Instead of flowers, a Lamborghini or two would be nice, guys. Laughing Laughing Laughing

We don't celebrate it here though.
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Celebrating of March 8 #10 (permalink) Wed Mar 11, 2009 19:01 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

Hi Nina,

what a pitty, the Lamborghini´s are out and the Porsches aren´t posh enough, seemingly. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

Thus you had back luck. Better luck next. Laughing Laughing

Nice to see you once again.
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Celebrating of March 8 #11 (permalink) Fri Mar 13, 2009 17:46 pm   Celebrating of March 8
 

What do I need a Lambo for anyway? Lexus will do just fine. Laughing Laughing Laughing

Nice to see you too, Michael.
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