The origins of the festival date back to March 8, 1908, when a few days before that date, in New York, the workers Cotton textile industry went on strike to protest the terrible conditions in which they were forced to work. The strike lasted for several days, until March 8, the owner Mr. Johnson, blocked all the gates of the factory to prevent workers leaving. The building was set on fire and the 129 workers trapped inside burned by the flames. Later this date was proposed as an international day of struggle in favor of women, by Rosa Luxemburg, just a reminder of the tragedy.
This sad occurrence, kicked off in the years immediately following a series of celebrations in the early days were limited the United States and had the sole purpose of horrible memories made by the end of the factory workers died in the fire.
Later, with the spread and multiplication of initiatives, which saw women as protagonistele claims relating to employment and social status, date of 8 March assumed global importance, becoming, thanks to feminist associations, the symbol of oppression that women have had to endure throughout the centuries, but also the starting point for their ransom.
In our Women's Day is much expectation, women's associations organize events and conferences on the subject, trying to raise awareness public opinion about issues that still weigh on the status of women, but is also expected that the florists in that day, selling a lot of bunches of mimosa, which became the symbol of this day, at exorbitant prices, and restaurants will see their local crowded, you may not know what happened on March 8, 1908, but they know very well that their volume of business will draw from the undeniable advantage of the anniversary celebrations. Over the years, so although you do not miss to celebrate this date, has gone largely lost the true meaning of International Women's Day, because the great majority of women take advantage of this day to go out alone with her friends to enjoy a different night, perhaps in the name of "transgression", which may take the form of a male strip show, as we read in the newspapers, that give great importance to it, proposing, for once, the roles reversed.
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