8th of March, International Womens Day is actively celebrated in Kazakhstan every year since Kazakhstan became part of the USSR. And now, even with its independence this holiday is still one of the public holidays in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan people's culture to respect women — mothers, wives, daughters and sisters make the importance of this holiday even stronger.If you are in Almaty, you will definitely know it 's coming as the whole atmosphere changes everywhere from winterish to springish: in the offices, on the streets or any other public places and of course in homes of Kazakhstanis too. Women start looking even more pretty, wearing their best clothes and parfumes. The whole city shines and smiles.Especially, the flower shops "blossom". The flower shops will experience some of their best days of the year days starting a few days before the 8 March. All women of any status either your collegues, your students, your acquiantances all female expect to be looked after. Men cook for their wives, moms and daughters whatever they can or take them to restaurants and concerts, or go outside the city for BBQs.8th March starts off the spring in Kazakhstan having people warmed up for the upcoming Spring Holiday of Nayuryz on the 22th March.So if you are in Kazakhstan now and you are a male, get your flowers ordered now, you might not be able to get next to the shop windows on the 7th or 8th due to all men queueing to buy flowers for be loved Ladies. Just warning you.
