List of state holidays for changing the configurations of Transformer
Meldibekov’s installation Transformer is a 4.5-meter wooden construction set with interchangeable pieces based on the square’s former monuments.
The installation can be assembled in five different ways and will be rebuilt according to the calendar of Soviet, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek state holidays created by the artist.
June
June 12 — Russia Day, Russian Federation
June 12 — Science Day, Turkmenistan
June 18 — Justice Ministry Workers’ Day, Turkmenistan
June 23 — Police Day, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 27 — National Unity Day, Republic of Tajikistan
June 30 — Youth Day, Republic of Uzbekistan
July
July 5 — Judiciary Workers’ Day, Turkmenistan
July 13 — National Security Workers’ Day, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 20 — National Guard Day, Kyrgyz Republic
July 21 — Health Service and Medical Industry Workers’ Day, Turkmenistan
August
August 12 — Prison System Workers’ Day, Kyrgyz Republic
August 18 — Border Guards’ Day, Republic of Kazakhstan
August 24 — Ministry of Internal Affairs Internal Forces Day, Kyrgyz Republic
August 30 — Constitution Day, Republic of Kazakhstan
September
September 1 — Independence Day, Republic of Uzbekistan
First Sunday of September — Oil and Gas Workers’ Day, Kyrgyz Republic
September 9 — State Independence Day, Republic of Tajikistan
September 13 or 20 — Melon, Watermelon, and Honey Festival, Republic of Tajikistan
September 22 — Rudaki Day, Republic of Tajikistan
October
October 1 — Teachers’ and Tutors’ Day, Republic of Uzbekistan
October 6 — Memorial Day, Turkmenistan
October 19 — Rescue Workers’ Day, Republic of Kazakhstan
October 25 — Internal Affairs Officers’ Day, Republic of Uzbekistan
October 27 — Independence Day, Turkmenistan
November
November 1 — Police Day, Kyrgyz Republic
November 6 — Constitution Day, Republic of Tajikistan
November 10 — Police Day, Republic of Tajikistan
Second Sunday of November — Hasyl bayrami (Harvest Festival), Turkmenistan
November 24 — State Flag Day, Republic of Tajikistan