What are the holiday rules for Women's Day on March 8? What is the best gift for mom on Women's Day?

Although March 8th is now a holiday for women, men are also the ones who silently dedicate themselves. In fact, when we celebrate the holiday for our wives or girlfriends, we must not forget the person we should thank the most, that is, our mothers. If you don’t know what is the best gift for your mother on Women’s Day, open it and find out.

Contents of this article

1. March 8 Women's Day holiday regulations

2. What is the best gift for mom on Women’s Day?

3. What to eat on Women’s Day

March 8 Women's Day holiday regulations

Every year on March 8th Women's Day, companies can give half a day off. The half-day holiday for women is stipulated in Article 3 of the "National Holidays and Memorial Days Regulations" issued by the State Council. March 8th Women's Day is a holiday for some citizens, so the Women's Day holiday is a "legal half-day holiday."

The General Office of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security issued a letter on wage issues related to holidays for some citizens (Labor and Social Security Office [2000] No. 18) stating that during holidays for some citizens, employees who participate in social or unit-organized celebrations and work as usual should be paid wages, but not overtime wages.

If the holiday happens to fall on a Saturday or Sunday and the unit arranges overtime work for employees, it should pay the overtime workers on the rest day in accordance with the law. The employer has no legal obligation to pay Women's Day benefits, but if there is an agreement in the collective contract or labor contract, or there are provisions in the rules and regulations, it should be handled in accordance with such agreement and provisions.

What is the best gift for mom on Women's Day?

First, mother is an important person in a family. Without mother’s love, we would not exist. Therefore, on Women’s Day, no matter how busy we are, we should go home to reunite with our mother and celebrate the holiday happily as a family!

Second, on Women's Day, we can take our mothers out to play for a day. Although it is impossible to go too far, even to the nearby suburbs, being together as a family will give mother a lot of warmth and make her feel that we love her forever!

Third, in fact, we must use our brains when choosing gifts for mothers. If you see that the electrical appliances in your home are not in good condition, then you can consider buying one, such as a refrigerator, washing machine, or microwave oven. This shows that you are thinking about your mother's hard work, so buying an appliance for your home will make your mother very happy.

Fourth, everyone must remember that every year during the Chinese New Year or some meaningful festivals, mothers would give red envelopes to their children. Now that we have grown up, we can give our mothers a red envelope. It is very convenient to give red envelopes through WeChat on mobile phones. We send our mothers a piece of love, and I believe that our mothers must be very happy.

Fifth, when we grow up, our mother is actually getting older. At this time, the health of our mother is the most important thing. Therefore, we can buy some nutritional supplements for our mother, some precious ones such as Ganoderma lucidum, deer antler, and Cordyceps sinensis. In fact, we just hope that our mother will be healthy!

Sixth, mother is always the most frugal person in the family. She will give us the best things. As children, we must give mother the best gifts on festivals. Bracelets are the best choice because according to Chinese tradition, old people can live longer if they wear bracelets.

Seventh, you can also choose some gold jewelry as a gift for your mother, because the elderly like gold and think it is a symbol of wealth and good fortune. Therefore, we can buy some such gifts for your mother. I believe your mother will be very happy because she thinks you have grown up!

What to eat on Women's Day

On Women's Day, people eat red dates, soybeans, spring bamboo shoots, honey and leeks.

1. Red dates: Red dates are a plant of the genus Ziziphus in the family Prunus. They turn red when ripe. They are often dried in the sun to make dried dates. They have a very high vitamin content and are known as "natural vitamin pills". Red dates are a good tonic and are known as "eating three dates a day will make you immortal".

2. Soybean: Soybean is an annual herb of the genus Glycine max in the Fabaceae family, 30-90 cm tall. The stem is stout, erect, densely covered with long brown stiff hairs. The leaves usually have 3 leaflets; the stipules are veined and covered with yellow soft hairs; the petiole is 2-20 cm long; the leaflets are broadly ovate and papery; the racemes are short with few flowers and long with many flowers; the peduncle usually has 5-8 sessile, tightly packed flowers; the bracts are lanceolate and covered with rough hairs; the bracteoles are lanceolate and covered with appressed bristles; the flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is July-September.

3. Spring bamboo shoots: perennial evergreen herb, the edible part is the newly born, tender, short and strong shoots or whips. Bamboo is native to China, there are many types, strong adaptability, and extremely wide distribution. The underground stems of scattered bamboo species such as moso bamboo and early bamboo are deep in the soil, and the bamboo whips and shoots are protected by the soil layer, so they are not easily damaged by frost in winter. The main shoot period is in spring. Bamboo shoots are available all year round, but only spring and winter bamboo shoots taste the best.

4. Honey: Honey is a natural sweet substance made by bees from the nectar collected from the flowers of flowering plants and fully brewed in the beehive. It has a strong fragrance and a pure and sweet taste. Bees take nectar or secretions with a water content of about 75% from the flowers of plants and store them in their second stomach. Under the action of multiple transformations in the bees' bodies, the worker bees then store the transformed nectar or secretions in the nest holes and seal them with beeswax. After about 15 days of repeated brewing, various vitamins, minerals and amino acids are enriched to a certain value, and the polysaccharides in the nectar are converted into monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose that can be directly absorbed by the human body. Nectar or secretions with a water content of less than 23% are honey.

5. Leek: Leek is also known as Fengben, grass stalactite, yang-starting grass, lazy vegetable, longevity leek, aphrodisiac grass, flat vegetable, etc. It is a perennial herb of the Liliaceae family with a special strong smell. The rhizome is horizontal, the bulb is narrow conical, and grows in clusters; the scaly outer skin is yellowish brown and reticular fibrous; the leaves are basal, linear, and flat; the inflorescence is terminal.