Since the dawn of time, women all over the world have been getting their periods. Some ancient cultures celebrated a woman’s first period with elaborate rituals and saw menstruation as a beautiful and special event in a woman’s life. Today, there are no big period parties or special ceremonies to remind you that getting your period is a big, and important, event. So, if you dread the very idea of dealing with menstruation, or if you already deal with it every month, read on to understand what’s so cool about periods.