Defender of the Fatherland Day
Holiday observed in Russia & many former Soviet republics..it is celebrated on February 23 evry year..
The holiday marks d date in 1918 during the Russian Civil War when d first mass draft into the Red Army occurred in Petrograd & Moscow..
It was originally known as Red Army Day..In 1949 it was renamed Soviet Army and Navy Day..following d fall of d Soviet Union in 1991..d holiday was given itz current name..
Officially..as d name suggests..d holiday celebrate people who are serving or were serving d Russian Armed Forces (laki & ppuan)..but unofficially, nationally it has also more recently come to include d celebration of men as a whole..and to act as a counterpart of International Women's Day on March 8..
The holiday is celebrated with parades & processions in honor of veterans..and women also give small gifts to d Russian men in their lives..especially husbands (or bf pn boleh jnji laki russian)..fathers & sons..
Consequently..in colloquial usage..d holiday is often referred to as Men's Day..in part due to d large Russian population in St. Louis..Missouri there has been a movement in this area to bring International Men's Day to d America..
In Tajikistan..d holiday is known as Tajik National Army Day..
In Chechnya and Ingushetia this holiday is not celebrated..coz February 23/1944 is d date of d mass deportations of Chechens and Ingush to Central Asia..d entire holiday is extremely controversial for Chechens and Ingush because of the date..
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