SheTalks Magazine Vol 3 Issue 3 March 2026

Fun fact: in the past two decades, a

new trend has emerged. Due to the

four observances, St. Valentine’s Day,

Dragobete, Marţisor, and March 8,

when only women receive gifts, men

argued that this custom wasn’t quite

fair and started to claim a day of

their own. Thus, March 9 became,

unofficially, Men’s Day in Romania.

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On this day, men who have been

particularly generous and kind to

women during the four holidays, are

being recognized and receive some

symbolic gifts as tokens of

appreciation from the women they

have made gifts to.

These items are not nearly as many

and as expensive, but they’re a small

measure of fairness, albeit far from

gender parity. In the end, mutual gift

exchanges between men and women

draw people closer, enhance

community spirit, bring Yin and Yang

in harmony, and contribute to more

balanced and better relationships, in

the family, at work, and throughout

the world.

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