In Kazakhstan, as in any other republic, there are national, state, professional and religious holidays. Some of them remained from the times of the Soviet Union, others appeared after gaining sovereignty. There are holidays that were once abolished by the Soviet regime, but later regained strength. But there are absolutely new, showing milestones of the modern development of the Republic.
Official holidays in Kazakhstan
The national and state holidays of Kazakhstan include the following:
- Independence Day - celebrated on 16-17.12;
- New Year - 1-2.01;
- International Women's Day - 8.03;
- Nauryz meiramy - 21-23.02;
- Day of unity of the people of Kazakhstan - 1.05;
- Defender of the Fatherland Day - 7.05;
- Victory Day - 9.05;
- Capital Day - 6.07;
- Constitution Day - 30.08;
- The day of the first president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is 1.12.
Among religious holidays in Kazakhstan:
- Ramadan ;
- Uraza-ait;
- Kurban Ait ;
- Nativity;
- Easter.
Here it is necessary to explain that in Kazakhstan, both Islam and Christianity are equally professed. These two religions coexist peacefully, because the inhabitants of the country choose their own way and celebrate, respectively, Muslim or Orthodox religious holidays.
At the same time Orthodox Easter corresponds to the most important holiday in Islam Kurban-ait. It does not have an exact date and is celebrated on the 70th day after the end of the post of Uraza. On this day sacrifices are made in mosques in the form of rams, goats or camels, whose meat is then distributed to the needy.
Special holiday of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Separately, I want to say about one of the most ancient and significant holidays of the peoples of Kazakhstan - Nauryz Meirame or the Equinox. He extols the spring and the renewal of nature and is celebrated for more than 5 thousand years.
In 1926, it was abolished by the Soviet regime and revived only in 1988. The status of the state was obtained in 1991 after the release of the presidential decree. Since 2009 Nauryz has been celebrating three days - 21, 22, 23 March.
Nauryz is a New Year for the people of Kazakhstan. Traditionally, in all cities yurts are established with refreshments, which anyone can take. Games and traditional horse racing are held everywhere.
It is customary to hold charity events on holidays, helping orphans, boarding schools, families without trustees, low-income and other needy members of society.
This holiday, which has become a thread, connecting modernity and history, is a landmark. He preserved the continuity of the ancient traditions and is especially important in the conditions of the revival of the national culture of Kazakhstan. Professional holidays in Kazakhstan
Although they are not endowed with the status of national or state and are not a day off, yet these holidays celebrate certain categories of citizens belonging to a particular profession.
In Kazakhstan among the professional holidays are the following: Day of the Workers of Science (April 12), Day of the Workers of Culture and Art (May 21), Day of the Ecologist (June 5), Police Day (June 23), Day of the Civil Servant (June 23), Day workers of light industry (the second Sunday in June), the Day of Agricultural Workers (the third Sunday in November, the Day of the Medical Worker (the third Sunday in June),