International Women's Day is celebrated each year on March 8th. Groups around the world use this day to honor the progress of women. They also use the day to call attention to the social, political and economic problems facing women and girls. Among the issues are forced marriage, sexual abuse, poverty and a lack of education.

人們在每年3月8日慶祝國際婦女節。世界各級組織用這一天來表彰女性事業的發展，同時也呼籲大家來關注女性和少女所面對的社會、政治和經濟問題。在這些問題裡，包括了包辦婚姻、性侵犯、貧困和教育的缺乏。

National Women's Day was first celebrated in the United States on February 28th, 1909. The next year, a women's rights leader from Germany suggested the idea of an international celebration.

1909年2月28号，美國人第一次在國内慶祝婦女節。一年後，一位來自德國的女權領袖提出了慶祝國際婦女節的想法。

More than 1,000,000 people attended events in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland during the first International Women's Day. It took place in 1911.

婦女節的首次慶祝是在1911年，期間就有1百多萬人參加了在奧地利、丹麥、德國和瑞典各國進行的國際婦女節慶祝活動。

In 1914, the date for the observance was changed to March 8th in honor of a historic protest for women's rights. 15,000 women marched in New York City on March 8th 1908. They marched to demand better pay, shorter work hours, and the right to vote.

在1914年，為了紀念具有重大曆史意義的一次女權抗議運動，人們把慶祝的日期改到了3月8号。1908年3月8号，1萬5千名婦女走上了紐約市街頭遊行，她們的目的是要求提高工資、縮短工作時間并獲得選舉權。

International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countries, they include China, Russia, Bulgaria and Vietnam.

國際婦女節在一些國家是公共假日。這些國家包括中國、俄國、保加利亞和越南。

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