Day of Culture Workers and Magtymguly Pyragy's Poetry

Magtymguly Pyragy (c. 1724–1807) is the founder of Turkmen literature and the spiritual father of the nation. Writing in the plain language of the people, he called the scattered Turkmen tribes to unity, and his lines are still quoted like proverbs.

27 June is celebrated in Turkmenistan as the Day of Culture and Arts Workers and of Magtymguly Pyragy's Poetry. In 2024 the 300th anniversary of the poet's birth was marked across the Turkic world and at UNESCO.

How it is marked

Poetry evenings, recitation contests, theatre performances and concerts take place, cultural figures receive awards and people visit the poet's monuments.