2nd International Ethnocultural Festival "Spirit of the Great Steppe" will be held from 24 to 25 June on the foothills of Alatau

Almaty. 20 June. Kazakhstan Today - II International Ethnocultural Festival will take place in Almaty on the foothills of Alatau from 24 to 25 June. "Uly dala rukhy - Spirit of the Great Steppe", Kazakhstan Today reports.

"As part of EXPO-2017, II International Ethnocultural Festival "Uly dala rukhy - Spirit of the Great Steppe" will take place from 24 to 25 June in Almaty on the foothills of Alatau. Besides Kazakhstan, representatives of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Slovakia, the USA, Turkey will participate" Almaty Internal Policy Department reported.

As the department noted, guests of the festival will see competitions of professional archers, kokparists (players of the national game Kokpar), berkutchis (golden eagles trainers). Also, exhibition battles of batyrs (heros) and exhibition equestrian performances of batyrs using the elements of stunts on horseback and techniques equestrian combat will take place.

In general, the entertainment program of the festival is very extensive. In particular, guests of the festival will be able to participate in master classes in the village of craftsmen and musical instrument competitions among spectators. Also, visitors can get to know the historically reconstructed traditions and rites of Kazakh people, participate in national games and in other events.

The Department informed that special buses will be organized for festival guests from 24 to 25 June, which will run from the Central Stadium and Astana Square from 09.00 to 22.00, the interval between trips is every 30 minutes. One way fare is 100 KZT. Participation in the festival is free of charge.

Let us remind that in one of his messages to the people of Kazakhstan, the Head of State called to give new impulses to development of the all-Kazakhstan culture and to preparation of a long-term concept of cultural policy.

It was also noted earlier that traditions and culture are the genetic code of a nation. During the years of independence, despite globalization and westernization, our cultural foundation has been notably strengthened. We should protect our national culture and traditions in all their multiplicity and greatness, to compile our cultural heritage.

In his program article titled "The Course towards Future: Modernization of Public Mentality," the Head of State emphasizes that the first condition for a new type of modernization is to preservation of our culture, our own national code. "Without reliance on national and cultural roots, modernization will remain in the air. I want it to stand firmly on the ground, which means that history and national traditions must be taken into account," the article says.

Also, the President of Kazakhstan emphasized: "If we want to be a nation with our unique place on the global map of the 21st century, we must implement another project -" Modern Kazakhstan Culture in the Global World." The question is that the world should know us not only by our oil resources and major foreign policy initiatives, but also by our cultural achievements. "

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