Embassy of Uzbekistan hosted a get-together in Kuwait to celebrate Navruz, the ancient traditional festival of people in many Central Asian countries. The ceremony was attended by citizens of Uzbekistan living and working in Kuwait, representatives from the political, social, academic, and humanitarian spheres in Kuwait, and local media.
Navruz, which has a long history that extends back six thousand years, signifies the arrival of spring, the awakening of nature, and man’s spiritual purification. In many Central Asian countries Navruz is celebrated as the beginning of the new year with grand festivities.
In Uzbekistan, public festivals are held in all regions of the country; alleys and streets are festively decorated in the national style. Concerts and performances of local folklore groups, amateur art groups, circus artists, family ensembles, bakhshish, gathering of poets, professional performers, and talented pop artists will be organized at the local festivals.
As a part of the festivities, there will be folk games, performances, exhibitions, spring dishes and various competitions. Sumalak, khalim, kok samsa hold a special place in the cuisine. There will be help to people in need and people with disabilities during this holiday. All people will decorate their homes, streets and neighborhoods before the arrival of Navruz.
Nowadays, Navruz is a symbol of peace and tolerance, humanity and good neighborliness, and serves to develop friendship and interdependence between nations and countries.
In 2009, Navruz was included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, taking into account that the culture and philosophy of Navruz calls people of the world to kindness, creativity, tolerance and mutual understanding. In 2010, the UN General Assembly declared March 21 as International Navruz Day and called on all countries to make efforts to promote this ancient holiday of the world.
It is no coincidence that Navruz is recognized as an international holiday at the United Nations level. This important initiative is a positive sign of the development of modern civilization and a sign that the world today is always in need of high spiritual, moral, and cultural values.
Ambassador of Uzbekistan H.E. Bahromjon Aloev congratulated all attendees at the gathering on Navruz. In his speech, the ambassador said that the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, is promoting a ’New Uzbekistan – a democratic and humane state’ that will ensure the well-being of every citizen in Uzbekistan, regardless of nationality, language and religion. In particular, the announcement of 2022 as the Year of Human Dignity and Active Neighborhood is in line with the nationalist idea of Navruz. The Ambassador praised the current state and prospects of bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Kuwait.
A musical program and Uzbek cuisine was presented to event participants.
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