On the eve of the celebration of Nauryz, a round table entitled “Nauryz Holiday: history, traditions and customs of the national holiday” was held at the department of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, S.Toraighyrov PSU.

The meeting was moderated by the head of the department of the APK, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Saule Mamytova.

The event was attended by academic experts, students and undergraduates of PSU, as well as Orynkul Nastausheva, chairperson of Novosibirsk regional public organization “Center of Kazakh culture “Otan”, and Bakytzhamal Maksilova, chairperson of the public association“ NUR-ANA alemі” of Pavlodar region.

The participants of the round table made presentations on the consolidating values of Nauryz in the context of “Mangіlіk El”, history and traditions of the holiday.

The Master’s degree student of the Department of Archeology and Ethnology Mareta Bolkoeva told about the role of the holiday in the life of other nations, using the example of the Ingush and Chechens.

According to the tradition of the holiday, there was a rich dastarkhan for the guests, the main decoration of which was traditional home-made food - nauryz kozhe.