Question

international women’s day is celebrated as official holiday in how many countries around the world?

Answer 1

afghanistan, azerbaijan, angola,armenia,belarus, cambodia, mongolia,nepal,russia,cuba, georgia, vietnam,china,moldova, ukraine, etc in these countries womens day is an official holiday

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation: International Women's Day is celebrated on 8th March every year which highlights the economic, social, cultural and political achievements of women.The day is all about celebration, unity, advocacy, reflection and action on gender parity.The first International Women's Day meeting took place in 1911.

The combination of three colours namely green, purple and white reflects women's equality which got its recognition in 1908 from the Women's Social and Political Union in United Kingdom. All the three colours have their relevance, for example Green for hope, Purple for dignity and justice and White for purity.

The day is now celebrated in more than 100 countries and is also observed as an official holiday in countries like Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Belarus, China(women only), Cambodia, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau Georgia Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldova, Madagascar (women only), Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal (women only), Russia, Turkmenistan,Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.