婦女節的英文不是Happy Woman's Day,千萬別用錯!

It』s difficult to say exactly when IWD (International Women's Day) began. Its roots can be traced to 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours.

很難確切說出國際婦女節是從何時開始的，它的起源可以追溯到1908年，當時15000名婦女在紐約市遊行，要求投票權、加薪和縮短工時。

 

A year later, the first National Women’s Day was observed in the US on February 28, in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America.一年後，按照美國社會黨的宣言，美國人在2月28日慶祝了第一個全國婦女節。

 

In 1910, a woman called 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 suggested that every country should celebrate women on one day every year to push for their demands.1910年，德國社會民主黨「女性辦公室」負責人克拉拉•蔡特金提出了國際婦女節的設想。她建議全世界都應該在每年的某一天慶祝婦女節，為女性爭取權益。

 

A conference of more than 100 women from 17 countries agreed to her suggestion and IWD was formed. In 1911, it was celebrated for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19.來自17個國家的100多名女性開會支持她的建議，並設立了國際婦女節。1911年，奧地利、丹麥、德國和瑞士在3月19日首次慶祝這一節日。

 

In 1913, it was decided to transfer IWD to March 8, and it has been celebrated on that day ever since. The day was only recognized by the United Nations in 1975, but ever since it has created a theme each year for the celebration.1913年，人們決定將國際婦女節改到3月8日，自此每年都在這一天慶祝婦女節。1975年，國際婦女節獲得聯合國的承認，此後每年的婦女節慶祝活動都有一個主題。