International Women’s Day, which has been annually observed every March 8th for over a century, is a celebration of the economic, political and social contributions of women in society.
In Italian, this day is known as La giornata internazionale della donna (“the international day of women”). However, in everyday speech, it is much more common to hear it referred to as la Festa della Donna.
There are two ways you can wish someone a Happy International Women’s Day in Italian...
Buona giornata internazionale della donna! Happy International Women’s Day!
Buona Festa della Donna! Happy Women’s Day!
donna = woman bambina = girl ragazza = young woman / girl mimosa = mimosa flower given to women on Women's Day in Italy parità = equality discriminazione = discrimination consapevolezza = awareness