What did "March 8" originally mean? What about its origin?
There is a saying in southern Fujian called "March 8th Festival". This is a swearing word, which refers to those who are not serious or whose behavior and language do not conform to etiquette and moral norms. How did the proverb "March 8th" come from? In the late Qing Dynasty, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, and the corrupt Qing government was forced to sign many treaties with Eight-Nation Alliance, and opened five ports, including Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Xiamen and Guangzhou, as trading ports. Since then, foreign invaders have run amok on the land of China. At that time, many foreign devils were stationed in Xiamen, Quanzhou and other places. On the third and eighth days, foreign devils ran around in droves. Some drive on the rampage, some rob and rape women, some practice shooting with China people as targets, and some beat pedestrians through drunkenness ... It's really evil. China people hate this kind of behavior very much, so when they see foreign devils, they say "March 8th devils are coming again" and run away. Later, the phrase "March 8th Devil" has been handed down. In the process of spreading, people call it "March 8th Festival" for simplicity. People will say, "This man is really a bitch." The Origin of March 8th, 65438+On March 8th, 0903, women workers in Chicago, USA held a general strike and demonstration in order to oppose bourgeois oppression, exploitation and discrimination and strive for freedom and equality. This struggle has won the support and enthusiastic response of American working women. 19 10, advanced women from some countries held the second international socialist women's conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the suggestion of Tsetkin, a German socialist revolutionary who presided over the meeting, the General Assembly designated March 8 every year as International Women's Day to strengthen the unity of working women in the world and support women's struggle for freedom and equality. The United Nations celebrated International Women's Day from 1975. Since then, March 8 has become a great festival for working women all over the world to strive for peace, women's and children's rights and women's liberation.