The Birge Oqıyıq literary event in Astana marked the educator’s 185th birth anniversary.
More than 180,000 people across the country joined the Birge Oqıyıq reading event, with over 25,000 taking part in Astana. Participants read three works by Ybyrai Altynsarin simultaneously.
Author: Робот Source: Astana City Akimat, Kazakhstan
Astana hosted the Birge Oqıyıq literary event to mark the 185th anniversary of the birth of educator Ybyrai Altynsarin. Teachers and students from the capital’s educational institutions, along with readers from city libraries, took part.
Participants simultaneously read Altynsarin’s works “Taza bulaq,” “Bai balasy men jarly balasy” and “Qypşaq Seiitqul.”
The event was streamed live and drew more than 180,000 people from across the country. More than 25,000 of them joined the reading in Astana.
The program included a discussion of the importance of reading and an awards ceremony. Nursaulet Tolegen, a student at the capital’s construction and technical college, said he had already read six books as part of the marathon.
Ayan Sakoshev, executive director of the public foundation Kitap oqityn ult, said the Kitap oqu marathon, launched this year at the initiative of the Head of State, aims to revive reading traditions, especially among young people and school students. The marathon will run for six months.
Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Astana City Akimat, Kazakhstan
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