俄罗斯：妇女节的“烧钱”庆祝传统让男人压力山大_时事

俄罗斯：妇女节的“烧钱”庆祝传统让男人压力山大

他说：“是挺烧钱的，但这是一项源于苏联时期的传统，我认为保持这一传统很重要。”

A public holiday in the Soviet Union since 1965, March 8 is an opportunity for Russian men to "remember the importance of women" in society, he says.

他介绍说，1965年妇女节在前苏联成为公休假日，自那以后，3月8日就成为俄罗斯男人“铭记女人在社会中的重要性”的一个机会。

International Women's Day is also a public holiday, so office celebrations are held the day before.

国际妇女节在现在的俄罗斯也是公休假日，所以办公室的庆祝活动将会提前一天举行。

This year's events are expected to be relatively low-key in comparison to the oil-boom years, when many companies spared no expense.

今年的庆祝活动预期将比石油荣景年代相对低调些，那些年许多公司都是不惜血本地砸钱搞庆祝活动。

"The company used to allocate a big budget for this holiday and took as many as 500 women out to a restaurant," recalled Irina, who works in human resources at a major Russian company.

在一家俄罗斯大公司人力资源部工作的伊莉娜回忆说：“公司曾经为这个节日拨出了一大笔经费，请了多达500名女员工下馆子吃饭。”

"That was before the 2008 economic crisis," said Irina, 40, who asked not to disclose her surname. "Now the men have a whip-round to buy us flowers and chocolates."