Tuesday, 9 March 2010


Here they come...
One more shot from yesterday`s celebrating of "Woman`s Day" in the center of Stavanger

Did you celebrate?

(My biggest surprise was in Russia, a few years back, where a complete stranger came up and gave us women a rose each..... (on International Woman`s Day)
Neither of us had seen anything like it in Norway! We were in Russia to visit schools and not even aware of WHAT day it was. )
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14 comments:

  1. Meri9 March 2010 at 18:25

    I did celebrate. I went to a luncheon for a local charity called "The Fund for Women and Girls" that makes grants targeting things like domestic violence, women's health, education, self-sufficiency, and other things.

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  2. Rob Siemann9 March 2010 at 18:55

    I read in the papers that a group of 30 women celebrated the day by protesting bare breasted against anti-abortionists in Barcelona. And it was cold! Obviously, this being Spain, photos in every single newspaper, nationwide!

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  3. Gabriele9 March 2010 at 21:00

    Hi Gunn,
    i don't celebrate!
    Greetinbgs from Berlin

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  4. Leif Hagen9 March 2010 at 21:48

    I brought my wife a fresh bouquet of Spring flowers in a vase! I needed the points... ha!

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  5. Lowell10 March 2010 at 02:33

    Very nice night shot! Unfortunately, we don't celebrate this in the U.S.

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  6. VP10 March 2010 at 09:06

    Here the holiday is too much politicized for my taste.

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  7. Unseen Rajasthan10 March 2010 at 10:06

    Very beautiful and nice !!

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  8. kostas10 March 2010 at 10:07

    There are some villages where men make the women,s works ath that day!They wear women,s clothes and take care about cooking,washing etc.

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  9. Halcyon10 March 2010 at 16:45

    In Germany they cut off men's ties!!!

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  10. Richard10 March 2010 at 17:09

    In former Eastern block this Day was special, thats why You got a flower. At least in Romania 1st March is celebrated as Martzishor Day, when men give little colourful ornaments to every women they know.

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  11. Eki10 March 2010 at 17:31

    I was not aware of it. We have two speacial days/celebrations for women though: April 21 and December 22.

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  12. gogouci10 March 2010 at 17:42

    Amazing that this day is such a big event overseas and not at all mentioned here in the States.

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  13. Mo10 March 2010 at 18:07

    A march in the UK. Lots of activities that unfortunately I couldn't get to as I am travelling at present.
    Interesting comparing notes around the world. Maybe we should do a special post next year.

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  14. arabesque11 March 2010 at 17:23

    it's not that publicize and active around here i think.
    but it's interesting to see that other countries celebrated this event with such meaning. ^0^

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