International Women's Day is a national holiday in a number of countries
Every year on March 8th, International Women's Day is celebrated, and it is a day dedicated to recognizing the achievements of women throughout history. International Women's Day is a day when women from all backgrounds and cultures can come together to promote women's rights and raise awareness about women's issues.
27 countries (mainly former Soviet republics) have adopted International Women's Day as a national holiday, and it is widely observed in several others. These countries that observe March 8 as a national holiday include Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. In 2019, Berlin's parliament passed a bill declaring International Women's Day a public holiday.
Most nations that celebrate this holiday will move it to the following Monday if it falls on a weekend. If it occurs on a Tuesday or Thursday, many nations may prolong the holiday to the weekend by declaring an additional public holiday on Monday or Friday - but this is generally offset by making Saturday a working day. Women in China have been entitled to a half-day holiday for Women's Day since 2014. The day is also an official women-only holiday in Madagascar and Nepal.
