The festivities on occasion of the Good Neighbourliness Day were held throughout Turkmenistan on the first Sunday of December.
The venue for the festive celebrations was the west of the Turkmen capital at the overpass connecting the Turkmen capital and Geoketpe Etrap in Ahal Velayat. Among the participants of the celebrations were the elders, their children and grandchildren, workers of culture and art and the youth. Greeting each other, the people residing in neighboring settlements, by the ancient Turkmen tradition, shared bread and salt, regaled each other with national dishes, sweets and fruits. Wonderful music and melodies, songs and dances, folk compositions added bright colours to the festivities.
The age-old custom of the Turkmen people “goňşy okara” underlies the Good Neighbourliness Day. The core of this custom is that everyone should share his bread and salt with close neighbours in everyday life. It implies the centuries-old tradition of lofty human relations which manifest themselves in mutual respect, hospitality, friendship, moral and material support. “Goňşy okara” as a etiquette norm of the Turkmen people carries the profound potential of solidarity and cohesion of our society.
The festivities were also arranged in the State Circus of Turkmenistan and the stages in the regions of the country where local musical, dance and folk groups presented the bright performances.
The venue for the festive celebrations was the west of the Turkmen capital at the overpass connecting the Turkmen capital and Geoketpe Etrap in Ahal Velayat. Among the participants of the celebrations were the elders, their children and grandchildren, workers of culture and art and the youth. Greeting each other, the people residing in neighboring settlements, by the ancient Turkmen tradition, shared bread and salt, regaled each other with national dishes, sweets and fruits. Wonderful music and melodies, songs and dances, folk compositions added bright colours to the festivities.
The age-old custom of the Turkmen people “goňşy okara” underlies the Good Neighbourliness Day. The core of this custom is that everyone should share his bread and salt with close neighbours in everyday life. It implies the centuries-old tradition of lofty human relations which manifest themselves in mutual respect, hospitality, friendship, moral and material support. “Goňşy okara” as a etiquette norm of the Turkmen people carries the profound potential of solidarity and cohesion of our society.
The festivities were also arranged in the State Circus of Turkmenistan and the stages in the regions of the country where local musical, dance and folk groups presented the bright performances.