rifice, should not skimp on entertainment, it is necessary to feed the poor and hungry. The ritual meal - sadaka - is arranged also in order to avoid every possible misfortunes and diseases.relatives, friends and relatives during the holiday try to give gifts. In the following days after a holiday usually pay visits to to relatives and close acquaintances as visit in days of sacrifice holiday is considered blessed and desirable.
Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Day of the First President of Kazakhstan is a day of unity, harmony and historic choice raquo ;, said the official representative of the service of central communications Altai Abibullayev, speaking at a briefing in Astana. According to him, this day will be full of important events around the country.holidays, according to the Kazakh law, are days off, which are moved to the next business day, if fall on weekends. Therefore, Monday, the 2nd of December is a day off.holiday was proposed by a group of senators, who suggested that December 1, the day of election of the first president of Kazakhstan, should be made a national holiday.Nazarbayev, who turned 73 in July 2013, was first elected president of Kazakhstan, at that moment the Kazakh Social Soviet Republic which was part of the USSR, 20 year ago on April 24, 1990.then Nursultan Nazarbayev has been elected president of the independent Kazakhstan a few times through direct elections - in 1991 року, 1 999, 2005. In 1 995 his term as president of Kazakhstan was extended by the national referendum. Nazarbayev collected 95.55% of votes during snap presidential elections in April 2011.2007 the parliament amended the law to allow Nursultan Nazarbayev to run for president an unlimited number of times.
Independence Day
December 16 - Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan Day is a public holiday in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan was the last of the former Soviet Republics to declare its independence from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 16, 1991. Even though the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR accepted the Declaration on State Sovereignty of the Kazakh SSR on October 25, 1990 , it wasn t until December 16, 1991 that Kazakhstan adopted the constitutional law on the independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Besides, it is a day of memory of victims of December events of 1986.festive events dedicated to the Independence Day are held in all cities and villages of Kazakhstan.
New Year's Eve
One of the most favorite holidays for the Kazakh people is considered New Year. This holiday was celebrated in the territory of Kazakhstan beginning from mid-XIX century when Russian migrants settled there.of New Year traditionally begins from the night of 31 December. Cities and villages host open-air merrymaking, and the coming-in of New Year is celebrated with salute. One can meet Father Frost and Snow Maiden in the streets. The Kazakh call Father Frost as Ayaz Ata which is literally translated as Father Frost .Frost is a fairy personage of Slavonic folklore. He impersonates winter frosts in Slavonic mythology. The Father Frost s prototype was St. Nikolai (Santa Claus) and also more ancient minor divinities Zimnik and Korochun.Frost comes in New Year and presents children with gifts brought in a bag behind his back. He is often represented in a dark-blue, silver or red fir coat embroidered with ornaments wearing a cap (not a hood) on his head with a long white beard and a stick in his hand. He moves by a three-horsed sledge or goes on foot. holiday kazakhstan nauryz bairam of the main attributes of New Year worldwide is a festive New Year tree. In many countries it is decorated for Christmas day and called a Christmas tree. The Kazakh also observe this tradition that is why there is a lovely New Year tree in every house.New Year tradition is a festive tableful. To celebrate New Year, close friends and relatives gather at table to watch in. First they see off Old Year remembering everything that was good in it and at 00 hours 00 minutes the chime starts striking counting the last seconds of Old Year. With occurrence of 1 January everybody congratulates each other and drinks champagne which is considered a traditional drink for New Year. The Kazakh like holidays very much and that is why their tableful may last almost till morning.the New Year eve the head of state traditionally addresses to the people of Kazakhstan with congratulation. When clock is chiming everybody congratulates each other on New Year wishing new successes and victories in the coming year. 1 and 2 January are festive and non-work days in Kazakhstan.
