We celebrated International Women's Day in Mongolia too!
Hello!
This is a HushTug Hariuner.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, Mongolia has been spending its days taking measures to prevent infection.
The previous infection control measures have now been extended at a meeting of the Emergency Situations Agency and the Ministry of Health, and flights are now suspended until April 30th.
There's been a lot of bad news lately because of the coronavirus, but there's also some good news!
Currently, about 1,000 Mongolians are returning from overseas. After arriving, they are undergoing testing at the hospital for 21 days (they are not allowed to go to their parents' homes or companies).
Of these, 12 people have been infected, but we are still reassured as there are no infected Mongolians other than those who have returned from abroad.
As part of infection control measures, there is an event called "Women's Day" held on March 8th, but I think it is not very familiar to people in Japan.
We also celebrated Women's Day in our Mongolian workshop, so we'd like to share some of it with you.
What is International Women's Day ?
The very first International Women's Day was celebrated on March 19, 1911, by socialist women in Eastern Europe, such as Germany, Denmark, Austria and Switzerland, who came together to fight for the right to work and to be fairly evaluated.
The day was launched by Clara Zetkin, a German politician and women's rights activist.
It is said that one million women participated in the first event. After the October Revolution (named after the revolution that took place in October) that took place in Russia, Mongolia's northern neighbor, on October 24-25, 1917 , March 8 was officially promoted as Women's Day, and in 1965, Women's Day became a national holiday in Mongolia. In 1992, Women's Day became a national holiday in Mongolia.
How do people celebrate Women's Day in Mongolia?
Most people give gifts to women, have parties, and spend time with people they are close to (lovers, wives, mothers), while others spend time with their loved ones.
It is a day held as a relic from long ago to fairly evaluate women's rights in society, and even today Mongolian women unite in demonstrations on that day.
*This is an image from the demonstration that took place on March 8, 2019.
Does your company celebrate Women's Day?
It is not just for lovers and mothers to enjoy, but also for everyone to celebrate at school and work. Mongolia has a wide range of festivals and events to celebrate throughout the country.
In the case of HushTug, March 8th is a national holiday and the company is closed, so the men at work celebrated with gifts (chocolate and flowers) the day before .
It's kind of like Valentine's Day (laughs).
lastly
Women's Day has been an official holiday in Mongolia since 1992, and is widely celebrated throughout the country (with families, friends, at school, in the workplace, etc.). In addition to celebrating, demonstrations for women's rights are also held in Genghis Square.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, there were no large-scale activities like last year this year, and it seemed like there were fewer demonstrations against domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, and sexual assault.
This time we introduced "Women's Day," which is not very familiar to people in Japan.
I hope you can learn a little about Women's Day.
Men, try expressing your gratitude and giving small gifts to women on a regular basis, not just on Women's Day, as they will be happy!
That's all for now. Stay tuned for the next update!
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