An air-balloon with the Flag and the Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan rose high in the sky in East Kazakhstan region on the State Symbols Day.

An air-balloon with the Flag and the Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan rose high in the sky in East Kazakhstan region on the State Symbols Day.

Every year on June 4, Kazakhstan celebrates the State Symbols Day.

Today, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cities and districts of East Kazakhstan held most of the events in an online format with a total coverage of more than 5,000 people.

On the eve of the holiday, essay and drawing competitions took place among school kids of the regional center on the topic: “Bul menin - Tuym!”, “Bul menin – Anuranym!”, “Bul menin - Eltanbam!”. The youth of Ust-Kamenogorsk posted photos on social networks on the background of the State Symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the Internet challenge “My Symbols - My Pride”.

The State Symbols Day began with the performance of the Anthem. Also, the citizens could hear the melody of the Anthem on the streets, sounded from 25 items of the street radio.

At the bottom of the Kazakhstan mountain, an air-balloon rose high in the sky with the Flag and the Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In addition, there was a parade of boats along the Irtysh River with 40 Flags of our state. Semey city held an online competition of patriotic songs in a remote format where citizens performed the Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The districts of East Kazakhstan region held flash mobs “My Flag is my Pride”, concerts and exhibitions of the State Symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a remote format, online quizzes, video clips from members of ethnocultural associations, as well as patriotic actions.

As part of the Nur Otan Party’s patriotic campaign “Menin Tuym, Menin Otanym”, 68 State Flags are placed in shopping centers and educational institutions, in squares and streets. Also, 223 State Flags were placed on the balconies of multi-storied residential buildings of the region as part of the “My Flag” Campaign.