Abai Day celebrated in Kazakhstan

Astana, 10 August 2023 (TDI): “Abai Day” is celebrated in Kazakhstan today. This year is 178 years since the birth of the great Kazakh poet, whitener and thinker Abay Kunanbayuly.

On this day, Kazakhstan remembers Abai’s immense contribution to the culture of its people, his literary legacy and wisdom passed on through generations.

Abai is a unique person in the Kazakh nation who inspired the next wave of poets and writers, artists and scientists to create. His name is famous in the world, and the valuable works of the great thinker have been translated into dozens of foreign languages.

The monuments to Abay Kunanbayuly have included the art of Tashkent, Moscow, Bishkek, Rennes, Beijing, Cairo, Budapest, Tehran, Istanbul, New Delhi, Geneva, Paris, Sarajevo, Tbilisi, Berlin, Seoul, Kharkiv and Baku.

There are 1441 streets, 12 avenues, 99 schools, 4 colleges and 2 theatres in Kazakhstan named after the poet.

In addition, 1 city, 3 districts and 28 settlements were named in honour of Abai. And last year, by the decree of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, the Abai region was created, and its administrative centre is Semey.

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“Abai Day”, celebrated on the initiative of the Head of State, will organize cultural and scientific events dedicated to Abai’s life and creativity in every region of the country.

Year by year, this channel of events is expanding. In addition, extensive work must be carried out purposefully to convey the cultural heritage of the great poet to future generations.

Our noble duty is to pursue the virtues of intellect, prudence, and humanity mentioned in the poet’s works, not forgetting Abai’s wisdom.