Happy Women's Day to the X-generations!

Today is the day when all women are celebrated! If you are a woman: young, old, or in between. If you are a mother, a daughter, a sister, or a grandmother. If you are a friend, a neighbor, a teacher, or a colleague. If you are just passing on the street. If you are a woman, you will be congratulated, given gifts, flowers, and beautiful wishes. It just the Moldovan way.

There are many conflicting stories on the origins of Women's Day. I've heard that it was started by women demonstrating against the First World War in Russia. It could also be something that was started in Chicago and was borrowed by Russia. The rumors are as numerous as they are varied.

Several things are for sure, though. It is definitely a holiday recognized by the United Nations. It is widely celebrated throughout the former Soviet republics. It is the eastern version of our Mother's Day in the West. Only it's better, because here, you don't have to have a child to be part of the celebration. You only have to have an X chromosome!