When I was a little girl growing up in East Germany, we were always looking forward to March 8, International Women’s Day, an event that gave us a special opportunity to express our appreciation for all the women in our lives from moms to teachers to neighbors. We always made cards and crafts and often performed programs at school for female audiences, including our homeroom’s Patenbrigade (sponsor brigade?) which happened to be the OR nurses of the local hospital.
In many countries around the world today, IWD remains an unofficial holiday to celebrate women. Bulgaria is one of these countries where the day is called Ден на жената. The event is popular enough that the local Bulgarian and Russian groups in my area are having a joined IWD party next weekend.
If you’d like to learn more about IWD, you can get started here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day.
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