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The international women's day established itself as an official holiday in Bulgaria with the arrival of the Socialist regime in Bulgaria in 1944, but its popularity grew immensely in the 1960s. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)
Bulgarian men faced a challenging day on Sunday with flower prices rocketing sky high and women eagerly expecting a colorful March 8 gift for their holiday.
Internationally recognized as Women's Day, the holiday celebrates their economic, political and social achievements, but is looked down to by some women who argue their rights should be respected and celebrated every day.
The International Women's Day established itself as an official holiday in Bulgaria with the arrival of the Socialist regime in Bulgaria in 1944, but its popularity grew immensely in the 1960s. Nowadays the holiday is mostly about paying a tribute to mothers.
The history of this day goes back to 1910 when an international conference of working women was held in Copenhagen. Clara Zetkin, leader of the women's office'for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day, a Women's Day, to press for their demands.
The very first International Women's Day was launched the following year on March 19 and its success exceeded all expectation. In 1913 International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Women's Day ever since.
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