INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

"An International celebration of education and empowerment", designated a national holiday in some former Commie utopias (Russia, Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine). Or, mocked symbol of lefty hypocrisy:

During the rule of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in Czechoslovakia (1948 - 1989) this day (March 8) was used as a tool of the party propaganda, which hoped to convince women that the party cared about them and considered their needs in formulating social policy.

During the last decades of the regime, this event morphed into a parody of itself. On every March 8th almost every woman got a flower and a small gift (typically soap or a towel) from her employer. Many men took this day as a convenient opportunity to spend the day drinking in the local pub. As a result, the original aim of expressing respect and sympathy to women was totally lost. The party's ritualistic celebration of Women's Day became so stereotypical that it was even ridiculed in movies and on television in Czechoslovakia.

After the fall of socialism in Czechoslovakia (1989) [International Women's Day] was quickly abandoned as one of the most mocked symbols of the old regime. The few attempts to reestablish the celebration have been met with sarcasm. The slightly more popular attempt to establish the Mother's Day as replacement has largely failed as well.

Celebrations are in order; see you guys at the pub.