International Women’s Dayit is observed that every year March 8 every year since 1911is a celebration of women’s economic, political and social contributions in society and a call to action to raise awareness of persistent inequalities, stereotypes and discrimination.
In Italian, the official name of the day is International Women’s Day Literally means “International Women’s Day”.However, in advertisements, press releases, and everyday Italian, it is more common to hear it referred to as women’s daya name not everyone likes because the word the party (the party) Associated with joy and celebration, not deep reflection and appreciation.
Having said that, there are two possible ways you can wish someone Happy International Women’s Day In Italian, both contain the word donna (Miss). More formally, you can say:
Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy International Women’s Day!
Or, more colloquially, you can choose a greeting:
Happy Women’s Day!
Happy Women’s Day!
In either case, Italians use feminine adjectives OK (literally “good” or in this case “happy”) turns the phrase into an appropriate greeting.
Mimosa – the flower of Italian Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, one of my vivid memories from living in Italy is walking through Turin’s Piazza Vittorio and receiving a small bouquet of honey-scented yellow flowers from a strange male and friend.I soon learned that this flower is called mimosa Men celebrate the holiday by giving them to women, apparently even random passers-by!
The tradition originated in 1946 communist politician teresa mateiwho feels that the French symbol of International Women’s Day, purple (violets) and lily of the valley (lily of the valley), too scarce and expensive for Italy’s poor rural population, so she proposes mimosa (plural: mimosa) as a more affordable alternative.
