Don’t forget comrades, this Friday is International Women’s Day! In case you didn’t know, IWD is originally a socialist and communist holiday that was started by workers and officially made a national holiday on March 8th in the good ol’ USSR in 1917 (dont let the libs take credit). I first learned about from my Russian language professor in college, who taught us that in the Soviet Union citizens made it a tradition to get the women in their lives, mothers, sisters, friends, coworkers, flowers and other gifts to honor all that they do for us as workers and human beings. My sister learned about it and now puts it on our family calendar every year.

March 8th is a good day to keep this tradition alive. You don’t even have to get anyone a material gift if you’re hard up for money, like I am, its just a good day to give the women in your life a phone call or wish them a happy IWD in person. I even made a group chat for all my boys to remind them about the holiday this year.

Let’s spread some love and appreciation this March 8th