The House of Friendship in the Kazakh capital offered its visitors to try national dishes of ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan, get acquainted with their folk art, and even buy some handmade products. 22 cultural centers presented their handicrafts. For the Day of Gratitude, representatives of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan organized a variety of events, including a round table, a flash mob, a video challenge and much more. The participants, including people of various ethnicities, expressed gratitude to the Kazakh people for their hospitality, friendship and support during the difficult years of deportation. On March 1, the country celebrates the Day of Gratitude for the sixth time.
“My passport says I’m Belarusian, but I consider myself a Kazakhstani, because I was born here in the fourth generation. This holiday is of great importance for the entire people of Kazakhstan, because we must remember and preserve our history. We know that during the Stolypin reforms, entire ethnic groups were deported to the territory of Kazakhstan. They were abandoned in the steppe, and the people of Kazakhstan extended a helping hand. Therefore, we must remember the warmth and the friendship, the care that Kazakhstan provided for the ethnic groups that were resettled,” said Sergei Tsyrulnikov, Representative of Belarusian Ethno-Cultural Centre in Nur-Sultan.
