March 16 – Day of Culture and National Traditions
This day is dedicated to promoting culture, art, and national values.
On the Day of Culture and National Traditions, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai” held an exhibition dedicated to the traditional healing drink kumys, titled “Spring Kumys – The Taste of Botai.”
Visitors were able to see thematic museum exhibits and tools used in the preparation of this traditional drink, as well as taste kumys and mare’s milk prepared using both ancient and modern technologies.
The exhibition also introduced the history of kumys, its preparation techniques, different types of the drink, and its medicinal properties.
March 15 – “Day of Mercy”
This day is dedicated to charity, compassion, and good neighborly relations across the country.
Körisu Day
Körisu Day: a tradition of spring renewal and unity
Körisu Day, also known as the Day of Meeting, is celebrated on March 14 and is one of the warmest and most meaningful traditions, symbolizing renewal, unity, and mutual respect.
Körisu Day has deep roots in the cultural traditions of the Kazakh people. The word “körisu” means “to meet” or “to greet each other.” This day marks the beginning of spring and the awakening of nature after a long winter. People prepare for life with renewed energy and express their goodwill and best wishes to one another.
Anthropology
From February 10 to 21, 2025, scientific staff of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai” — M.S. Makeev and M.M. Kuttybay — visited the A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology in Almaty on a research visit.
RESULTS OF THE REPUBLICAN ESSAY COMPETITION
RESULTS OF THE REPUBLICAN ESSAY COMPETITION
“Botai – the Origins of Human Civilization”
A total of 102 entries were submitted to the Republican competition of works, traditionally organized annually by the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai.”
The submissions came from the cities of Astana, Almaty, Uralsk, Shymkent, Turkestan, Kyzylorda, Karaganda, Kostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau, and Stepnogorsk, as well as from the Kyzylorda, Karaganda, Akmola, East Kazakhstan, and West Kazakhstan regions, and from districts of the North Kazakhstan Region (G. Musrepov, Kyzylzhar, Aiyrtau).
Of the total entries, 66 were written in Kazakh and 36 in Russian.
Scientific staff of the Botai Museum-Reserve, as members of the jury, selected the winners of the competition (I, II, and III places).
