In our country 8 March is celebrated as the feast of mothers, grandmothers, sisters and women in General. All men regardless of how old they are six or sixty, is secretly preparing gifts for wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, and especially attentive on this day to all women. And all this is because March 8 is international women's day.Why March 8? In 1910 in the capital of Denmark Copenhagen gathered women from different countries of the world to unite in the fight for their rights. Women have always lived is more difficult: for the same work as men they receive lower wages, they could not wish to choose a profession, even learn they were not allowed. There are still countries in which women's lives are restricted to home, children where in public, a woman can not open her face. At the conference, Clara Zetkin, a German revolutionary, proposed to establish international women's day as a day of solidarity of women of all countries against oppression and inequality, and to celebrate it decided on 8 March.March 8 was chosen not by accident. On this day in 1908 in new York, thousands of women took to the street. Many came with children in their arms. The women demanded justice and equal rights. The demonstration was dispersed by the authorities.In memory of this event, since 1911, March 8 has been celebrated as a holiday of solidarity of women around the world. In Russia it is celebrated since 1913 8 March 1913 many Russian women gathered in St. Petersburg for the event, called "Scientific morning on women's issues."After the February revolution of 1917, the revolutionary workers of Petrograd celebrated international women's day, political rallies and demonstrations.After the victory of October in our country day March 8 marks the solemn and festive.In 1965, international women's day declared a holiday. This was done in honor of the achievements of Soviet women in the great Patriotic war, for their contribution to strengthening friendship between peoples and struggle for peace.