March in Latvia

March.... It has come to Latvia very silently this year alongside bringing the breath of spring. The snow has almost melted but it is still cold with occasional snow. There are no big celebrations in Latvia in March, except the only to be mentioned- the International Women’s Day, celebrated on the 8^th of March.

In the Soviet Union, Women's Day became the "day of red tulips", when tulips, grown in greenhouses, were presented to nearly all women and girls. The Women's Day was also a national holiday from 1966 up until the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Since 2008, Saeima has decided to pass amendments to the law On Holidays and Remembrance Days and exclude Women's Day as an official holiday.

Although it is not a national holiday in our country, many people celebrate this day. On this day men will give women in their lives flowers and small gifts.

 If Valentine's Day celebrates lovers and Mother's Day celebrates mothers, Women's Day is meant for all others.