The 6th of October is a mournful day in Turkmenistan when the ceremonies in commemoration of victims of the disastrous Ashgabat earthquake in 1948 take place throughout the country. 65 years have passed since this tragic event in the history of the Turkmen people that still echoes painfully in the heart of every citizen of Turkmenistan. On the night of the 5th and 6th of October of 1948 the earthquake razed the beautiful and blooming city and its vicinities to the ground bringing the bitterness of orphanhood and irretrievable loss.
In the morning on October 6, the commemoration ceremony took place at the Monument to the victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the ceremony.
The Chairperson of the Mejlis, Vice Premiers, the heads of military and law-enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, public organizations, the deputies of the National Parliament, priests and the elders gathered together at the square in front of the memorial complex. Among the ceremony participants were the heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to Turkmenistan. Following the call of their hearts, thousands of citizens of Turkmenistan came there on that day to commemorate the deceased relatives and loved ones, all compatriots who had passed away prematurely.
Those present at the ceremony paid tribute to victims of the Ashgabat earthquake, one of the greatest earthquakes in the history of humanity, with a silence minute.
The National Anthem of Turkmenistan sounded. The Mufti of Turkmenistan recited a prayer for the peace of the souls of those untimely deceased and blessed the present and future generations of the Turkmen people for creative work.
Then the Turkmen leader laid a wreath of flowers to the memorial complex and bowed his head in deep sorrow. As is known, the 1948 tragedy plucked the life of the grandfather of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Berdimuhamed Annaev, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, school teacher and enlightener, who had dedicated himself to the noble mission of educating and upbringing younger generation.
Then ceremony participants laid flowers to the memorial complex. Numerous bouquets of flowers covered the marble slabs of the monument within a few minutes.
The eyes of the thousands people taken part in the ceremony turned to "Earthquake" sculpture crowning the memorial complex. The figure of a mother with a baby in her arms - the eternal symbol of the immortality of the human race and the aspiration for renewal - rises towards the life from the yawning thickness of the globe in spite of the elements.
On that day the commemorative ceremonies, public prayers and sadaqahs took place in the capital and regions of the country. Bunches of flowers were laid to the memorial complexes and monuments throughout the country.
In the morning on October 6, the commemoration ceremony took place at the Monument to the victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the ceremony.
The Chairperson of the Mejlis, Vice Premiers, the heads of military and law-enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, public organizations, the deputies of the National Parliament, priests and the elders gathered together at the square in front of the memorial complex. Among the ceremony participants were the heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to Turkmenistan. Following the call of their hearts, thousands of citizens of Turkmenistan came there on that day to commemorate the deceased relatives and loved ones, all compatriots who had passed away prematurely.
Those present at the ceremony paid tribute to victims of the Ashgabat earthquake, one of the greatest earthquakes in the history of humanity, with a silence minute.
The National Anthem of Turkmenistan sounded. The Mufti of Turkmenistan recited a prayer for the peace of the souls of those untimely deceased and blessed the present and future generations of the Turkmen people for creative work.
Then the Turkmen leader laid a wreath of flowers to the memorial complex and bowed his head in deep sorrow. As is known, the 1948 tragedy plucked the life of the grandfather of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Berdimuhamed Annaev, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, school teacher and enlightener, who had dedicated himself to the noble mission of educating and upbringing younger generation.
Then ceremony participants laid flowers to the memorial complex. Numerous bouquets of flowers covered the marble slabs of the monument within a few minutes.
The eyes of the thousands people taken part in the ceremony turned to "Earthquake" sculpture crowning the memorial complex. The figure of a mother with a baby in her arms - the eternal symbol of the immortality of the human race and the aspiration for renewal - rises towards the life from the yawning thickness of the globe in spite of the elements.
On that day the commemorative ceremonies, public prayers and sadaqahs took place in the capital and regions of the country. Bunches of flowers were laid to the memorial complexes and monuments throughout the country.