Wrong way to celebrate the International Women's Day

    For as long as I can remember, Mongolia celebrated March 8th. In my teenage years, I found out that it was the International Women's Day. The day that women fought for their rights, today my rights. 

    On a personal level, I don't care much for celebrations. Basically, I treat them as any normal day. 

    In Mongolia, celebrations are on different levels. That celebration always means excessive drinking. If the celebrations are about women, that means women expecting, more like demanding, some kind of gifts from their significant others. I find that whole thing bizarre. 

    Yesterday, my dad was reading the news and pointed out that in Mongolia more than 700 women spent the night in a place we call, eruuljuuleh tub or sobering up centers (roughly translating into English). Based on that, I am amazed at how low Mongolian people get. 

    It is not just this day. The majority of celebrations (who am I kidding? ALL CELEBRATIONS) include a lot of alcohol, excessive eating, and drunkards picking fights with each other. 

    Personally, Mongolians need to change on so many different levels. That starts with stopping excessive drinking behavior in the name of celebration.

    At my end, a friend of mine brought a bottle of wine. She went through a lot this past year. We chatted and drank the wine and we ended the night. Plus, I bought my mom flowers. 

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