On the eve of the long-awaited spring holiday on March 8, 2021, many are thinking about how and how to please their beloved women, mothers, daughters or girlfriends. How to surprise them and how to create an unforgettable holiday weekend for the whole family? Of course, flowers, jewelry, perfume, restaurants with good cuisine are always win-win options with which you can please the fair half of humanity on this day.
But still, the most memorable gift for any woman will be time spent mentally with her beloved family, with children and loved ones. After all, the impressions from joint events will echo for a long time and charge you with positive energy.
In Moscow on International Women's Day, many events will be held to suit every taste - festivals, unusual performances, master classes, culinary schools, lectures, concerts, film screenings and performances, flower races and many other equally exciting entertainments.
Traditionally, holiday programs will be held in Moscow parks, museums and entertainment centers.
This year Maslenitsa week begins on March 8, so we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the program of festive events in Moscow and the region for Maslenitsa.
We present an overview of the most significant events in the capital dedicated to Women's Day. So, how can you have an interesting time this holiday weekend and where to go from March 6 to March 8, 2021 in Moscow.
history of the holiday
The first country to celebrate National Women's Day was the United States. On February 28, 1909, at the initiative of the Socialist Party of America, it was held in all states. The date was then celebrated in the United States on the last Sunday of February until 1913.
The idea of holding International Women's Day belongs to the activist of the German and international labor movement Clara Zetkin. On August 26-27, 1910, she spoke at the Second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen (Denmark) with a proposal to establish a day of international protest of the proletariat against the political lack of rights of working women, as a way of agitating for the idea of equal rights for women in all areas of social and public life, and to hold it annually on the same day in different countries. Zetkin's initiative was supported by more than 100 women from 17 countries participating in the conference. However, no specific date for the day was set.
The first day of women's solidarity in the struggle for economic and political rights equal to men was held on March 19, 1911: rallies were held in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, in which over one million women and men took part. In 1912, the holiday took place in the same countries, but on May 12. In 1913, this day was celebrated: March 2 - in France, March 9 - in Austria-Hungary, Switzerland and Holland, March 12 - in Germany. In the same year, on March 2 (February 17, old style), Women's Day was held in Russia - in St. Petersburg. As the St. Petersburg Leaflet wrote, “On February 17, the first women’s day organized according to foreign examples took place. As abroad, the day was organized mainly by representatives of labor organizations. There were no demonstrations on the streets... in the large hall of the Kalashnikov Bread Exchange... more than a thousand representatives of the working strata of the capital gathered... A statement was read out... on the need to grant women political and social rights.”
The tradition of celebrating the holiday on March 8 (February 23, old style) began to strengthen everywhere after in 1914, women in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, the USA and other countries held protest or solidarity rallies on this day . It is generally accepted that the date was chosen to commemorate the major strikes of textile workers in the United States that took place on March 8 in 1857 and 1908.
Where can I find a name for an event?
1. Since the name consists of words, it is useful to seek help from masters of words - poets, writers, journalists. Often a line from a poem can be used as a title. For example, for the holiday dedicated to March 8 - “And the ice melts, and the heart melts”, for St. Valentine’s Day - “I am defeated, love, by your power.” Let me give as an example an excerpt from Vsevolod Rozhdestvensky’s poem “Wooden Bear”:
Who is this unknown carver, a craftsman of dreams and a knife, who has put into silent things that joy that is forever fresh? The line “Craftsman of dreams and knives” could well become the title for an exhibition of woodcarving masters (but the plural would be better – “craftsmen”). However, the poetic line must be understandable. For example, in the report of one of the mobile club establishments in the Rostov region, I came across a concert program called “They whistle like bullets at a temple.” I still don’t know who these mysterious whistlers are. In addition, a line from a song, like the title of a movie, can also be a suitable name for your event. For example, a line from the song “Where does childhood go” would be a good name for school graduates. The title of Mark Zakharov’s film “An Ordinary Miracle” is suitable for a festival of creativity for people with disabilities. Isn’t it a miracle when a blind person paints beautiful pictures, and a deaf person dances to music? The name of the famous series “Streets of Broken Lights” is suitable for a talk show with the participation of teenagers.
You will find many ideas in prose: fairy tales, novels, stories. It is useful to remember literary heroes or literary images, such as Scarlet Sails, Blue Bird, Scarlet Flower, Tsvetik-Semitsvetik, Lukomorye. Myths provide great scope for finding a suitable name: ancient Greek, myths of the ancient Slavs. For example, the international vocal competition “Golden Or-fey” got its name from the hero of the myth of Ancient Greece. Orpheus was a great singer, the son of the river god Eager and the muse of song Calliope.
Journalists are experts at coming up with catchy headlines. Therefore, when reading articles on various cultural events, pay attention to the headlines and write down the most beautiful and interesting ones. They may be useful to you in the future. Here are examples of article headlines from different issues of the regional newspaper “Don Culture”: “See the world with your heart” (an article about a festival of creativity for disabled children), “Fantasy Parade” (about an exhibition of arts and crafts), “A new dawn of an old friendship” (about festival of national cultures), “From heart to heart” (about the international festival of folk art), etc.
2. The next source is quotes and statements of prominent personalities: writers, politicians, teachers, philosophers, etc. Quotes are usually long, so you need to select keywords from them for the title. For example, from the statement of P. Beranger “A mother’s heart is an inexhaustible source of miracles,” the name for the holiday dedicated to Mother’s Day can be obtained - “An inexhaustible source of miracles.” And from the saying of Pliny the Elder “Home is where your heart is” - the name of the event dedicated to the family - “Where your heart is”.
3. Ordinary explanatory dictionaries can help in finding names. We are not able to keep all the words in memory; many of them are forgotten due to the fact that they are used infrequently (confession, heaven, etc.). In addition to the usual dictionary, the symbol dictionary mentioned above will be useful when working on the name. It can be purchased in a bookstore and can also be found on the Internet at www.mirslovarei.com. There is also a Dictionary of beautiful Russian words on the Internet (www.krasivoe-slovo.ru). These words can be used in different ways - in everyday speech, in a greeting card, in the name of an event. Moreover, with the help of this Dictionary you can compose poems as all the words are given with suitable rhymes.
4. If you urgently need to come up with a name, and only have a telephone directory at hand, I suggest you use helper words. Unfortunately, they won’t produce an original name, but it’s still better than nothing. So, to one of the words below you simply substitute a hero, an object or some concept (from your event).
Visiting (we substitute the hero depending on the theme of the event - “Visiting Santa Claus”, Lesovichka, Cinderella, etc.) Holiday (Russian scarf, childhood, sun, friends, books). Adventure (sunny bunnies, snowman, etc.) In the kingdom (flora and fauna, fantasy, spring, love) ABC (health, soldier, parents) Travel (on an airplane carpet, to the country of childhood, etc. .) Golden (oh, oh) (“Golden Thread” - a competition for fashion designers, “Golden Feather” - for poets, writers, journalists) Music, melody (of summer, love, soul, heart, nature) Fairy tale (s) ( forests, seas, winter fairy tale)
5. If you have a lot of time, try using the association method. For example, you come up with names for the holiday of March 8th. What do you associate it with? Write down everything that comes to mind.
March 8 – spring – flowers – women – love – family – holiday
warmth bouquet beauty heart care music
perfection feelings tenderness
When your imagination is exhausted, try to make up a name from the written words.
For example:
1. A bouquet of the most tender feelings 2. If spring lives in the heart 3. Oh, women, your name is perfection!
The more associative chains you create, the greater the choice of words for the name. During this work, you can ask various questions: “What do women like,” “What are their main qualities,” etc. Write down the answers.
Useful tips
1. Avoid hackneyed names, such as o “Mom, Dad, I am a sports family” o “Bread is the head of everything” o “There is no translation for the Cossack family” o “My years are my wealth” o “All ages are submissive to love” o “ Say no to drugs” o “A healthy mind in a healthy body”, etc. These names themselves are good, but they are used so often that they have lost their novelty.
2. It is better if the name does not begin with prepositions. For example, in our region concert programs were held: “And there is one victory for all,” “And a good mood,” “And why count the years.”
3. The title should be short. There is no need to come up with something too long, for example, an evening honoring teachers, which took place in one of the districts of our region and was called “Teacher, before your name, let me humbly kneel.”
4. The name should contain some idea; avoid names that don’t say anything, for example, “In My Russia” (Constitution Day). This begs the question: “What exactly does my Russia have?”
5. Don’t forget to separate references in titles with commas. This is the problem of many club specialists: “Walk, Cossack”, “Hello, dear little farm.”
6. You should not use the well-known truths “Sport is health”, “Drunkenness is poison!”
7. Do not emphasize a negative word in the title, for example, “Narcotic dope.” In the title, good should triumph over evil - “I choose life.”
8. Many club specialists, in order to adapt to the younger generation, use English words in the name of the event. Thus, in one of the cities of our region, a dance competition is held for participants in summer recreation sites called “STAR TEEN” (translated from English as Star Teenager (in general, the word “teen” means the age from 13 to 19 years). One of the priority areas in our work - patriotic. So why should we turn to the words of another country? How then are we different from teenagers in their admiration for everything Western? Can you imagine that a dance competition with a Russian name is being held in America? Hardly. Be smart - you can come up with a good modern name using the great Russian mighty language. For example, “Star Youth”, “New Millennium”, “Dancing Summer”, “Dancing Olympus”, “Star of the Dance Floor”, “Dance Express”, “Dance Fireworks” and etc.
UN support
In 1972, the UN attracted world attention to women's issues: on December 18, the organization's General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/3010, according to which 1975 was declared the International Year of Women. In December 1974, it was decided to hold a World Conference on Women as part of the international year. It took place from June 19 to July 2, 1975 in Mexico City, its participants adopted the Mexican Declaration on the Equality of Women and their Contribution to Development and Peace. On the recommendation of the conference, by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/3520 of December 15, 1975, the period from 1976 to 1985 was declared the UN Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace.
On December 16, 1977, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/32/142, which proclaimed the Day for Women's Rights and International Peace and invited states to celebrate it on any day in accordance with traditions and customs. This decision was made in connection with the UN Decade for Women. On November 28, 1978, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at the 20th session of the General Conference, by resolution C/13.2, proposed to celebrate March 8 as International Women's Day.
On this women's holiday, give your wife or loved one a trip to a concert
Bel Canto
On any of the holidays from March 6 to 8, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul and the Anglican Cathedral of St. Andrew in the center of Moscow will host concerts of jazz and classical music, and thematic masterpieces from films. Musical compositions are accompanied by a display of artists' paintings and sand animation.
Start time: from 15:00 to 21:00
Age: from 6+ to 12+
Tickets: from 800 rub.
Mosconcert on Pushechnaya
On March 4 at 19:00 the Moscow Pevzner Choral Theater will make a musical offering for March 8, “Your Majesty a Woman.” Love songs will be performed in Italian, Spanish and English, but the basis of the festive evening will be Russian romance.
Tickets: from 500 rub.
Jazz Band Artyomov Combo at the Moscow House of Books
Author's Light Jazz and Soviet light jazz can be listened to for free at the Artyomov Combo's festive concert “Spring - Moscow - Love”, which will take place on March 5 at 19:00 at the Moscow House of Books.
Admission is free, with pre-registration required. Limited number of seats!
Moscow International House of Music
On March 8 at 19:00 in the Theater Hall of the House of Music there will be a jazz concert by Marina Volkova and Sergei Vasiliev’s trio “Jazz Flowers”, consisting of jazz improvisations on themes from cult films.
Tickets: from 700 rub.
At the same time, the MMDM will host a concert of opera music “All for Love!” The program includes arias from operas and operettas, Neapolitan songs.
Tickets: from 800 rub.
Cultural
On March 6 at 16:00 in the Theater Hall of the Zelenograd Cultural Center you will find a free festive concert program “Music of Spring”. Dances, songs, poems, prose. Everything about you and for you, dear representatives of the fair sex!
Crocus City Hall
On March 5 at 20.00 a big festive concert “Declaration of Love” will be held at Crocus City Hall. Will appear on stage: Polina Gagarina, Lev Leshchenko, Valeria, Igor Krutoy, Soso Pavliashvili, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Pelageya, Diana Arbenina, Dmitry Malikov, Ani Lorak, Stas Mikhailov, Kristina Orbakaite, EMIN, Slava, Dina Garipova, Alexey Vorobyov, Anna Pletnyova . Anastasia Spiridonova, Vladimir Presnyakov, Natalya Podolskaya, Rodion Gazmanov, Elena Vaenga, Diana Gurtskaya, Stas Piekha, Ksana Sergienko, Denis Maidanov, Intars Busulis, Alexander Marshall, Elena Sever, Mot, Zara, Mark Tishman, Gleb Matveychuk, Soprano, Grigory Chernetsov , Irina Dubtsova, Artem Kacher, Anzhelika Varum, Alexander Panayotov, Oleg Gazmanov, Jasmine, Alexander Rosenbaum and others.
Age: 12+, tickets from 2500 rub.
On March 8 at 19:00 there will be a concert by the production center of Grigory Leps “Women Like Me”. On International Women's Day, Grigory Leps, Alexander Panayotov, Vitold Petrovsky and the Cosmos Girls group will delight their better half with a festive performance.
Age: 6+, tickets from 1500 rub.
Cultural
On March 8 at 19:00, a concert-date “Romance of Spring” will take place in the chamber hall of the Cultural. The duo of percussion instruments “PercaRus” will perform works by Piazzolla, Debussy, Corea, Clark and other wonderful composers.
Tickets from 500 to 800 rubles.
Tsaritsyno Park
Event : organ concert “Dedication to Bach”
Time : March 6 from 17:00 in the atrium of the Bread House
Tickets : from 300 to 650 rubles
All classical music lovers traditionally celebrate the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach in March. The program includes symphonies, sonatas, fantasies and chorale preludes for the organ of the great composer, performed by graduates of the Moscow State Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky.
Event : concert “In the twilight of approaching spring”
Time : March 7 from 16:00 at the Opera House
Tickets : from 300 to 800 rubles
The concert program includes vocal music by Russian Soviet composers Georgy Sviridov (Vocal cycle “Petersburg”, romances) and Dmitry Shostakovich (Arioso of Katerina from the opera “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”), which will be performed by soloists of the Moscow Academic Musical Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Park "Northern Tushino"
On March 5 at 18:00 in the Severnoye Tushino park on the 2nd floor of the Brothers Grimm cafe there will be a festive concert “Dancing Twist and Rock and Roll”. Admission is free , register here.
UN documents and organizations on women's rights
The first international document proclaiming equality between men and women as a fundamental human right was the UN Charter (signed in 1945 in San Francisco, USA). Other UN documents on women's rights include: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1952), the Nationality of Married Women Convention (1957), the Convention on Consent to Marriage, Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages ( 1962), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993), Beijing Declaration (on the Status of Women, 1995) and others.
In 1946, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established. From 1976 to 2010, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) operated. Since 2011, a new UN structure for gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN Women, began operating (serves as the main secretariat of the CSW). It was created in July 2010 and brought together four UN divisions: UNIFEM, the Division for the Advancement of Women, the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women and the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women.
In the USSR and Russia
In Soviet Russia, this day has been celebrated as an official holiday since 1919. In the first years of Soviet power, it was called International Women's Day. Since the late 1920s, it began to be called International Women's Day.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 8, 1965, this date was declared a non-working day. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the holiday continues to be officially celebrated in Russia and is a non-working day according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation of December 30, 2001.
Other international days dedicated to women
In addition to International Women's Day, with the support of the UN, the following are also celebrated: International Day of Zero Tolerance towards Female Genital Mutilation (February 6), International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 19 ), International Widows Day (June 23), International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), International Rural Women's Day (October 15), International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25).
MUSEUMS in Moscow and the Moscow region will traditionally celebrate International Women's Day with their programs.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region, this year twelve state museums in the Moscow region will open their doors free of charge for women and children.
Among the Moscow region museums participating in the action: the New Jerusalem International Exhibition Complex, the A.P. Chekhov Museum-Reserve Melikhovo, the Zaraisky Kremlin, the Muranovo estate, the Military Technical Museum and others.
Museum-reserve of A.P. Chekhov "Melikhovo"
On March 7 at 15:00 the Melikhovo Estate Museum invites you to take part in a musical and educational show, the program includes: a classical music concert; fashion show in ancient outfits, a skit by an artist of the Chekhov Studio theater with the story by A.P. Chekhov “Opinions on the Hat Disaster.”
House-Museum of Marina Tsvetaeva
Museum staff have prepared thematic excursions for International Women's Day.
- March 6 at 12:00 author’s tour “Mother, when I sing...” by Natalya Shainyan about motherhood and the relationship of Marina Tsvetaeva with her daughters, how creator and parent were combined in the poet. Tickets: children - 300 rubles, adults - 600 rubles, age: 12+.
- On March 7 at 12:00 there will be an excursion called “The Sorceress” (as the poetess Marina Tsvetaeva was called by her husband Sergei Efron. The excursion dedicated to what kind of wife and mother Marina Tsvetaeva was will be conducted by the museum’s senior researcher Maria Stepanova. Tickets: children - 200 rubles. , adult - 400 rubles, age: 12+.
Victory Museum
On March 8, the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill for free, except for the “Feat of the People” exhibition. Museum workers prepared a festive program.
Opening hours : from 13:00 to 19:00.
Holiday program:
At 13:00 in the Konev cinema hall there will be a screening of the feature film “Relatives”.
At 14:00-14:40 in the Hall of Generals you will find a poetry and music program “Poetry for Women”.
From 14:40 to 16:30 you can take part in the quest around the Victory Museum “Women in the Great Patriotic War”. Age category 12+.
At 15:00 in the foyer in front of the Hall of Fame, for 2 hours at the master class “A Postcard to Mom” you will be taught and helped to make a greeting card with your own hands.
from 15:00 to 15:30 in the Hall of Generals there will be a fashion show from students of the Russian State University named after. A. N. Kosygina.
At 15:30 there will be a festive concert “Victory Cranes” in 2 sections. The choreographic ensemble “Veselukha”, laureates of international competitions Ekaterina Ivaniy and Daniil Bukach, a participant in the project “Voice. Season 9" Ivan Kharitonov, soloists of the Art-Express Foundation for Gifted Children, Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Ingushetia Evgeniy Kungurov, children's musical theater "Domisolka".
Historical Park “Russia-My History”
The “Russia - My History” Historical Park will host a spring festival. Guests will enjoy master classes, thematic excursions, film screenings and a festive performance.
March, 6
- 13:00 – master class “Colors of spring. Birds in watercolor", 6 +
- 14:30 – master class on floristry “Table arrangement”, 12+
- 16:00 – screening of the film “Roman Holiday”, 12+
March 7
- 14:30 – master class on floristry “Composition in a gift box”, 12+
- 16:00 – screening of the film “Little Women”, 12+
March 8
- 12:00 – excursion “Women of the Romanovs”, 6+
- 13:30 – master class “Painting a decorative box”, 6+
- 15:00 – performance “We have a brother”, 3+
- 16:00 – screening of the film “What a Woman Wants. Dynasty"
*registration is required to participate
Museum of Moscow (x)
On March 7 and 8, 2021, a Flea Market will be held at the Museum of Moscow . At the traditional annual fair, you will be able to please yourself with interesting rare purchases and purchase antique porcelain, antiques, vintage jewelry and various cute little things from the last century.
In addition, here you can see the works of members of the Moscow Union of Artists and several craft workshops. For visitors to the Museum of Moscow there will be exhibitions of antique photography “Women's Joys”, trinkets and fans of the 19th century and a retro photo studio “Full Format”.
On March 8, lectures will be held on the works of outstanding painters and famous jewelry.
The entrance is free.
Moscow Planetarium
On International Women’s Day, the Great Star Hall of the Moscow Planetarium will host an immersive concert “See the Music.” Accompanied by masterpieces of classical music, you will go on a space journey to distant planets and stars.
Start of the event: 21:30
Tickets: from 3500 to 5000 rubles.
State Historical Museum
For March 7 and 8, the museum has prepared an extensive program dedicated to Women’s Day: The programs “The Role of Women in the Early Middle Ages”, “Domostroy”: Myth or Reality”, “Women’s Images in Old Russian Epics”, “Noblewoman, Merchant’s Wife, Peasant Woman” are waiting for you ", "Family tree of Russian sovereigns. Empresses”, program with a master class “Antique Women’s Jewelry”; excursions “The life of a woman of ordinary rank in Russia in the 18th–19th centuries”, “Wives and daughters of the great Russian princes”, ““A faithful wife and virtuous mother”: Russian noblewomen in the first half of the 19th century”, “Russian women on the path to emancipation” , master classes for children from 7 years old.
On March 7 at 14:00 the concert “I want to talk to you about love” will take place. When purchasing a ticket to any of the events, entry to the museum will be free. More details on the museum website.
