International Women's Day (IWD), originally is called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year.[1] In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. In many regions, the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the original political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.

　　簡(jiǎn)介：國際婦女節(jié)（中國內(nèi)地稱“三八”國際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女節(jié)或國際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女節(jié)）是在每年的3月8日為慶祝婦女在經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治和社會(huì)等領(lǐng)域做出的重要貢獻(xiàn)和取得的巨大成就而設(shè)立的節(jié)日。同時(shí)，也是為了紀(jì)念在1911年美國紐約三角工廠火災(zāi)中喪生的140多名女工。