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International Men's Day is an opportunity for people everywhere of good will to appreciate and celebrate the men in their life and the contributions they make to society for the greater good of all hence it being important for us to celebrate this day equally as we did with The International Women's Day." [62]
[136] [137] WDF aims to unite women across the country to build a socialist feminist movement to transform the International Women's Day celebration in Pakistan into real means of action. [136] The manifesto and constitution of WDF opposes capitalism, patriarchy, religious fascism, national oppression and Pakistan's political system. [138]
Theresa Malkiel established the day in 1909 as head of the Woman's National Committee of the Socialist Party of America.. Woman's Day, also known as National Woman's Day (a retronym in regard to the later international observance), was a commemoration conceived by labor activist Theresa Malkiel, and organized principally in New York City by the Socialist Party of America on the last Sunday in ...
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National Women's Day (Zulu: Usuku Lwabesifazane, Afrikaans: Nasionale Vrouedag) is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws that required South Africans defined as "black" under The Population Registration Act to carry an ...
Men and women may wear ngepan, the traditional costume, especially when guests are arriving. The traditional dress of men is a loincloth ( sirat or cawat ), animal skin coat ( gagong ), peacock and hornbill feathers ( lelanjang ) headwear, chains over the neck ( marik ), silver armlets and anklets along with a shield, sword, and spear.
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