National days · Kazakhstan
Holidays, state days and days of remembrance — the calendar of the Turkic world, month by month.
March
March 1
Holiday
Kazakhstan — Day of Gratitude
Celebrated since 2016, Alghys Aitu Kuni is a day of gratitude among the peoples of Kazakhstan, above all to the Kazakh people who sheltered those deported to the steppe in hard times.
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Holiday
Nowruz
The festival of spring and nature's awakening. Celebrated across the Turkic world with bonfires, sprouted wheat and festive tables; on UNESCO's intangible heritage list since 2009.
May
May 1
Holiday
Kazakhstan — Unity Day of the People
1 May is celebrated in Kazakhstan as a festival of friendship and unity among its more than one hundred ethnic groups.
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July
July 6
Holiday
Kazakhstan — Capital Day
A holiday marking the move of the capital from Almaty to Astana, which was officially presented as the capital in 1998.
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