President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the people of Turkmenistan on the holiday of Eid al-Adha.

“I sincerely congratulate you on Eid al-Adha – a holiday designed to enrich universal values ​​and strengthen relations built on humanistic ideals!”, says the congratulatory message of the head of state, published on June 6 in the central media of our country.

“Eid al-Adha, widely celebrated in the first days of the summer of the International Year of Peace and Trust, has absorbed high, age-old moral values, traditions and rituals of the peoples of the East, including the Turkmen people, proclaiming humanism and goodwill. Therefore, our people, living, building and creating in unity, celebrate Eid al-Adha widely and in accordance with national traditions, customs and rituals,” the President noted.

"This holiday is based on the most beautiful and best values ​​of humanity. Over the course of three days, bright, meaningful celebrations will be held in the administrative centers, etraps and villages of the regions, in parks, cultural centers and theaters of the cities of Ashgabat and Arkadag, which have become the most beautiful megalopolises in the world, designed to increase the sense of pride in the glorious past and present," the congratulatory message says.

"The spiritual health of society and the moral perfection of the nation is our main goal, and in this regard, we are creating all the conditions for the people of Turkmenistan to fulfill religious precepts and obligations - to make a pilgrimage to the holy places of the Islamic world and pray, and observe the fast. This year, marked by celebrations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality, we sent thousands of our compatriots to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There they will be able to perform all rituals, including the Hajj, in the two holy sites of Islam - the Holy Kaaba in Mecca and the Prophet Muhammad Mosque in Medina," the President noted.

This year, according to the Decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the celebration of Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on June 6-7-8. At the same time, the day off on June 8 has been moved to Monday, June 9. The document requires that all institutions, enterprises and organizations, regardless of their form of ownership, ensure the implementation of the presidential Decree.