If you didn't already know March 8th is Women's Day.

This isn't a holiday that I grew up with in the States and it's passed by me pretty un-remarkably for the few years here in Bulgaria. In fact, I seem to have written about this holiday only once in the last three years. I wrote about it <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2010/03/08/womens-day/" target="_blank">here</a>--watch out it's a dozy of post with a wikipedia reference and everything.

Today I was greeted in two different ways (well four if you could the same variations in English and Bulgarian): Happy 8th of March! Or with the more popular: Happy Women's Day!!

It's such a funny holiday. In return to other women you can wish them a <em>Happy Women's Day</em> too. But to men--what are you supposed to say to them? <em>You're welcome</em>.

I never worked it out but because <em>you're welcome</em> seemed like the wrong answer I just said<em> thanks</em>. Thanks seems a little off too. That's probably because in my head my thoughts continued beyond the thanks to something more like: <em>Thanks, thanks for noticing I'm a woman</em>.

What a holiday. It's not as if I actively did something to receive such warm greetings. Anyhow, even if I don't know what to make of this holiday, it doesn't mean that I shouldn't wish each of you a Happy Women's Day!!