A concert was organised by students of the Aviation Institute in honour of the traditional Kyrgyz headwear — the ak kalpak.

About the holiday

This holiday, the Day of the Ak Kalpak (Ак калпак күнү), was established by a resolution of the Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan on 29 June 2016, with the aim of preserving the significance of the national headwear.

Cultural significance

The ak kalpak is included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO noted that "the craft of the ak kalpak is a traditional Kyrgyz craft and a collective, continuously evolving body of knowledge and skills transmitted by craftswomen in their communities, including felting, cutting, sewing and embroidered ornamentation.