Kazakhstan Independence Day

On December 16, residents of Kazakhstan celebrate their national holiday - Independence Day of Kazakhstan On this solemn day free from study and work, various concerts, events and public celebrations are organized The August 1991 coup accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union Most republics declared their independence in October On December 16, 1991, the Constitutional Law “On the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” was adopted What began a year earlier with the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Kazakhstan, and as a result of the transformations that took place in the USSR and led to its collapse, led to the declaration of independence This day is considered the most important holiday Like most public holidays, it is used to demonstrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of the peoples inhabiting the republic This is an opportunity to show national costumes, dances, culinary traditions and other cultural elements of individual nations peacefully coexisting in the free and independent Republic of Kazakhstan In the capital, Nur-Sultan, this day traditionally begins with laying flowers at the central Independence Monument December 16 is a special date for Kazakhstan, because in 1986, tragic events took place on this day, in which the USSR authorities brutally suppressed a youth rally When laying a minute of silence, it is customary to honor the memory of those who fell during the uprising Another tradition has become the speech of the president, who draws attention to the changes that have taken place in the country thanks to sovereignty Until the evening, not only in the capital, in all towns and settlements, citizens celebrate this important event Various concerts, exhibitions and fairs are organized Many guests come to Almaty because It was here that all the key moments took place, thanks to which independence was declared