Kazakh Embassy to Azerbaijan celebrates 'Last Tuesday' before Nauryz in Baku (PHOTO)

Pavilions of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan welcomed guests in the park. Kazakh pavilion, organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan, presented traditional dishes of our country including nauryz - koje and baursak. Employees of Kazakh diplomatic mission greeted visitors with Kazakh folk songs. In addition the event presented tables brightly decorated with Azerbaijani sweets - shekerbura, baklava, badamburoy, gogalom. Folk groups, folk singers, musicians and dancers created special atmosphere of the event. NOTE: Celebrations of Novruz (Nauryz) begin a month before the actual holiday day. Novruz is also related with four elements-water, fire, earth and wind. According to the legend, God created man from earth and water, gave him warmth and ordered the wind to wake him up. Novruz Tuesdays are considered sacred. The four Tuesdays are named after these elements and called Su Chershenbesi (Water Tuesday), Odlu Chershenbe (Fire Tuesday), Torpaq Chershenbesi (Earth Tuesday) and Hava or Akhir Chershenbe (Wind or Last Tuesday). According to the folk belief, water purifies and stirs, fire, earth and wind awakens the nature, the trees begin to blossom. All these symbolize coming of spring.