On February 4 of the current year, an official festive event dedicated to the Sada festival, entitled “Sada Has Come — A Herald of Navruz”, was held at the Technical College of the Tajik Technical University named after Academician M. Osimi, on the initiative of the college administration.
At the beginning of the event, various types of agricultural products and bakery goods were displayed in the courtyard of the main building of the college. The event was opened by the Director of the College, Zokirjon Mukaram Nizomzoda, who emphasized that it is a source of great pride and joy that the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, has declared the sacred ancestral festivals — Mehrgon, Sada, Tirgon, and Navruz — as official national holidays and makes sincere efforts to celebrate them with grandeur. Owing to the cultural policy of the Leader of the Nation and thanks to state independence, the Sada festival has been revived and is now celebrated annually throughout the republic with special splendor.
It was noted that Sada is one of the most ancient seasonal festivals of the Aryan peoples and was traditionally celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Bahman according to the solar calendar. It was also emphasized that the festival is called Sada because the name originates from the number one hundred: from the 10th day of Bahman until the arrival of Navruz, there are fifty days and fifty nights.
During the continuation of the event, Murodali Sobir — a poet, writer, laureate of the Mirzo Tursunzade Prize, member of the Writers’ Union of Tajikistan — as well as college students delivered speeches, noting that Sada, regarded since ancient times as a winter festival of our ancestors, holds a достойное place alongside Navruz, Mehrgon, and Tirgon in the culture of the ancient Tajik nation. Today, the Sada festival, as an authentic cultural heritage of our ancestors, is celebrated with particular grandeur as an integral part of national self-awareness and pride.
Afterwards, guests and members of the college administration visited the exhibition. Within the framework of the exhibition, a number of scientific and educational achievements of the college’s teachers and students were also presented, attracting the attention of participants.
In the cultural segment of the event, students performed songs, musical pieces, and engaging dances.
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