Devoted to two jubilees…
22.03.2018
The celebration of Nauryz meiramy-2018 in Pavlodar area near the Irtysh river was devoted to two big jubilee dates. This year there will be 20 years to the capital of Kazakhstan - Astana - and 80 years to Pavlodar region. By the opinion of the judges, the ethnoaul of Bogatyr Coal LLP reflected the given theme brightly. The result was the main prize of the town contest of the yurt towns.
The three-meter copy of the Astana symbol - Bayterek, the exhibition exposition, at which various exhibits embodying the republican capital, Pavlodar region, Ekibastuz town and Bogatyr Coal LLP, the coal mining enterprise, and the ethnoaul created by the coal miners of the company brought the special holiday atmosphere to the folk festival.
The guests were warmly welcome by General Director of Bogatyr Coal LLP Rustam Sansyzbayev and the head of the state language development group Manar Yerbotina. The hostess of the main yurt - the employee of Bogatyr coal mine Lyubov Ospanova told fascinatingly about the elements of the Kazakh everyday life and served the traditional dishes of Nauryz: nauryz-kozhe, baursaks, besbarmak, and sweeties.
It is remarkable that the whole decoration of the yurt was handmade by the enterprise employees. Beginning from the brightly embroidered korpes from Bogatyr mistresses and finishing with wooden utensils virtuously made by carpenters from Major Construction Direction Kemelbek Sergazin and Kuat Kaliyev.
Amongst the first guests, the yurt of Bogatyr Coal LLP was visited by the honorable guest of the holiday - the granddaughter of the famous Akkol akin (Kazakh folk singer), one of the first members of the Union of composers of Kazakhstan Yestay Berkimbayev - Zeken-apa, who will be 89 years old this year. The veterans of the coal mining company and the town management also visited the miners.
Everybody, who came to Bogatyr town, became the witnesses of one day from the aul life taking a dive in the original culture of the Kazakh people. The employees of the enterprise in the national costumes made the real theatrical performance.
Under the sounds of dombra of the amateur ensemble of dombra players from Bogatyr Loading and Transportation Department - Damir Smagulov and Nazgul Nuralina - the spectators saw how felt was made in the past times, how children played asyk atu and how men were fighting kazaksha kures. The smallest actor - the grandson of the traction unit operator from Bogatyr Loading and Transportation Department Dzhumakan Mynbayev - a 1,5-year-old boy Alimkhan became the main participant of the ceremony of cutting hobbles called tusau kesu. The other heroes of the ethnoaul, the employees of Bogatyr Loading and Transportation Department Aisulu Bakhyt and Marat Bagisov, who took part in the ceremony of acquaintance of a bride with bridegroom's parents – betashar, played themselves. In several months the lovers are going to marry.
The guests, especially the children liked the Bayanaul golden eagle Naiza and such domestic animals as sheep, goatling, calf and horse, which also became a part of the ethnoaul.
Reviving the spirits by joyful songs the best voices of Bogatyr Coal LLP, such as Damir Bekimirov, Koblan Mazhkenov, Ruslan Musin, Azamat Ozdoyev, Nelli Shtraub, and Zhadyra Mamyrkhanova performed on the stage.
The sport amateurs had what to watch at in Bogatyr town. The sportsmen of the enterprise were competing on the site near the yurts. The prize-winners were presented monetary gifts. In serso the first place was taken by Inna Sukhanova, the silver medal went to Kulyash Nagmetova, the third place was taken by Yelena Napadovskaya. The winners in arm-wrestling were Takhir Ilyasov and Meyerzhan Mukhamedrakhym. The second place was shared by Yury Vorobiyev and Sergey Salomakhin, the third place was taken by Iliyas Utepbergenov and Philipp Shnyak. The leader in asyk atu was Sergey Salomakhin, the second place was taken by Assel Beisekulova, the bronze medal went to Oshakpay Sarbasov. In the weight-lifting sport the golden prize-winners were Kanybek Masakbayev and Darkhan Istayev, the second place was taken by Kassymzhan Ramazanov and Aidara Kapezova, the third place went to Ablay Zhakupov and Meyerzhan Mukhamedrakhym.
The endeavors of the organizers were not in vain. Bogatyr Coal LLP received Grand Prix of the town contest of yurt towns. The company head Rustam Sansyzbayev thanked the panel of judges for the high evaluation and congratulated the townsmen and guests of the town with the eastern New Year.
One more pleasant moment of Nauryz-meiramy for the company miners was the awarding Director of Bogatyr coal mine Ibragim Dosmukhambetov with the medal called For Services to the Town presented to him by Akim of Ekibastuz Kairat Nukenov.
Marina PONKRATOVA
Photo by Oleg MALCHUK.
