Berlin Marks International Women's Day As A Public Holiday For The First Time
Residents of Berlin are off work after the region's government made March 8 a public holiday. International Women's Day goes back to German rights advocate Clara Zetkin.
by James Doubek
Mar 08, 2019
2 minutes
Millions of Germans will for the first time join citizens of more than 20 countries in celebrating International Women's Day as a public holiday Friday.
March 8 is now a public holiday in the city-state of Berlin after its parliament approved the change in January. in Russia and Cuba as well as parts of Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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