International Women's Day
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International Women's Day
International Women's Day, observed every year on March 8 to promote women's rights and gender equality. In some German federal states, it is a public holiday.
In Berlin ist der Frauentag ein offizieller Feiertag.
In Berlin, International Women's Day is an official public holiday.
The word is made up of the plural 'die Frauen' (women) and 'der Tag' (day). So it is literally a 'day of women.'
Der Frauentag wird weltweit gefeiert.
International Women's Day is celebrated worldwide.
You use 'am Frauentag' (on International Women's Day) to talk about events on this day. When congratulating someone, you say 'jemandem zum Frauentag gratulieren' (to congratulate someone on International Women's Day).
Am Frauentag finden viele Demonstrationen für Gleichberechtigung statt.
On International Women's Day, many demonstrations for equal rights take place.
International Women's Day is always on March 8. In Germany, it is only a public holiday in the federal states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where most people do not have to work.
Am 8. März ist Frauentag.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
