nPostednon May 1, 2016
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n Innmany, many nations, May 1 is a holiday that focuses on springtime, ornthe country’s workers, or both.
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nButnin Kazakhstan, this holiday is not springtime’s “May Day,” nornworkers’ “Labor Day,” but instead is called “Unity Day.”n(And, of course, I mean the Kazakh and Russian versions of thosennames!)
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nKazakhstan,nwhich is located in the center of the Eurasian landmass, has peoplenfrom many different ethnic groups and from many differentnnationalities.
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nUnity Day is a cool holiday because it brings everyonentogether in a sort of fun cultural exchange.
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nUnity Day is a cool holiday because it brings everyonentogether in a sort of fun cultural exchange.
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nTherenare parades and processions in many cities. In Kazakhstan’s capital,nAstana, there are sorts of mini-museums installed in Central Park.
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nEach mini-museum represents one of the nationalities represented innKazakhstan’s population – with displays on traditional clothing,ntableware, jewelry, and so forth. Best of all, each mini-museum hasndishes to taste from that nation’s cuisine.
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nEach mini-museum represents one of the nationalities represented innKazakhstan’s population – with displays on traditional clothing,ntableware, jewelry, and so forth. Best of all, each mini-museum hasndishes to taste from that nation’s cuisine.
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nThenpeople of Kazakhstan include the Kazakhs and Russians, of course, butnalso Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Germans, Azerbaijani,nBelarusians, and many more. (Some people estimate that there are 140nto 150 different ethnic groups in the nation – but I bet that onlyna few of them erect a mini-museum on Unity Day!)
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nKazakhstan is pretty much drop-dead gorgeous:
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- Tonlearn more about Kazakhstan, check out this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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May Day
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nMore May Day / Labor Day
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nBuildnIt! Day
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nLeinDay
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nLeinDay
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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