The festival of the unity of the people of Kazakhstan is a public holiday in Kazakhstan , celebrated annually on May 1 .
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| Type of | National holiday - a holiday of unity of the peoples of Kazakhstan |
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The holiday began to be celebrated in 1996 . On October 18, 1995, the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed a decree declaring May 1 the Day of Unity of the People of Kazakhstan, thereby canceling the celebration of Labor Day .
According to the political figures of Kazakhstan, the preservation of interethnic and interreligious harmony is one of the main priorities of their policies [1] .
See also
- May Day (holiday)
- Holidays of Kazakhstan
- Language Policy in Kazakhstan