Congratulations on the bright holiday of Nauryz, which embodies the awakening of nature, renewal and prosperity. In those days we used to stop inter-clan feuds, bloody wars, disputes, bid farewell to mutual resentment, smoothed out differences.

Today Nauryz has gained a new meaning and has become a holiday uniting all peoples living in Kazakhstan, its role in strengthening friendship between people, in updating of traditions is great.

Dear fellow citizens, please accept my most sincere wishes for a spring mood, good health, let every day of the awakening of spring, each ray of sunlight in Your home brings happiness and prosperity. We wish you inspiration, energy for new achievements, the boldest creative plans and their speedy implementation.

With respect, administration
State enterprise "Centre of Olympic training
in Cycling"

Interesting facts about Nauryz:

In the distant past, the Kazakhs called Nauryz a Great day ulus. The people happened: the more generous the Nauryz holiday will be celebrated, the more prosperous the year will be. Hence the abundance of holiday customs and attributes. On the eve of the vernal equinox, people put in order the housing, paid off debts, put up in a quarrel, because, as the elderly claimed, when Nauryz enters their homes, all diseases and failures should bypass them.

Official recognition Holiday Nauryz acquired March 15, 1991 after the Decree of the President of the Kazakh SSR "on the national holiday of spring - "Nauryz". The President announced March 22, the day of vernal equinox, a holiday - "Nauryz". Since that time, a wide celebration of Nauryz meiramy began throughout the country.

Nauryz is celebrated the whole month (informally) from March 22 to April 21-22.

In the West of Kazakhstan - in Mangistau and Atyrau regions, Nauryz celebration begins on March 14, and is called "Amal", the traditional element of which is the rite "korisu" , when everyone should greet each other with handshakes by both hands, and saying "Zhyl Kutty bolsyn!"(Happy new year).

Celebration of Nauryz is not associated with religion. His exact history is unknown, but he definitely has a pre-Islamic origin. The holiday has pagan and Zoroastrian roots.

The celebration of Nauryz earlier began with the traditional meeting of the dawn associated with an ancient ritual - "if you see a spring - clear its source".

Children born in this month used to be called by names derived from the word "Nauryz", for example boys Nauryzbai or Nauryzbek and girls Nauryz or Nauryzgul.

If in this day dropped out snow, then this it was thought good sign. Even the girl's beauty in Kazakh legends is compared with the white snow of Nauryz, because in March there is usually soft fluffy snow with a special whiteness.

Nauryz is celebrated in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from the post-Soviet countries. From the countries of far abroad - in Afghanistan and Iran.

In Kazakhstan Nauryz was not celebrated nationally from 1926 to 1988. Since 2001 Nauryz has been declared a public holiday, and since 2009 it has been celebrated for 3 consecutive days, starting from March 21. These three days in Kazakhstan are declared non-working.

The traditional dish Nauryz "Nauryz kozhe" consists of seven components. This figure includes 7 days of the week-the time units of infinity of the universe: opposite the aksakal (white-bearded, old man) should be put 7 cups of Nauryz-kozhe. Everyone should visit 7 houses and invite 7 guests.

In Uzbekistan, Nauryz is preparing a traditional dish "Sumalak". This dish should consist of 7, mostly vegetable ingredients.