Viva la Menstruation!

Sorted under arts on February 25, 2009

viva la menstruacion menstrual calendars

I came across Viva La Menstruacion a few months ago through some social networking site or another, honestly I cannot remember for the life of me how I found it, but I loved it. I loved the website and even more so, I loved that it was a website selling menstrual calendars.

viva la menstruacion A woman’s body is something that she should be proud of and love unconditionally. Furthermore, a woman should have a complete understanding of her body. However, this is not always the case, on both accounts. Sure, we can make fun of men about not knowing their way around the body of a woman, but a great deal of women are also kept in the dark about their bodies. The menstrual calendars at Viva La Menstruacion work to demystify the menstrual cycle.

I used to get entirely confused when I would notice that my menstrual cycle bounced around. I thought that because it came on one day one particular month, it should arrive the next month on that same, exact day and when it didn’t, I noticed that I too was in the dark when it came to my body’s behavior. Having a menstrual calendar gives you something you can actually see, making it much easier to understand the behavior of your body. It works like a little diary for your body, if you will, and the calendar also contains the moon phases of the year, for those women who are into Lunaception.

The woman who makes these calendars has been making them for seven years and first started distributing them through a zine.

The first thing you’ll notice about these calendars is that they are truly unique in function as well as in design. The cartoons on these calendars are based on the illustration Menstrual Dreamer by Mari Chan and throughout the past seven years, the calendars have evolved into twelve different doll models to choose from. The cartoons pictured on the calendars are meant to reflect us as strong, happy women who are proud of our bodies and the way they work and the use of blood is meant to eliminate the taboo that keep women ashamed of their nature.

To get your own calendar, visit Viva La Menstruacion. Each calendar is just $3 plus shipping. You can also get a poster of all twelve cartoon dolls standing together for $5.

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  • Thats a great site! More education on the womans body is always best,
  • I believe every woman should be proud of her body and of herself.

    thanks a lot.
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