First report
St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Bishkek held a Day of Cultures on October 25, 2026, to bring together the various ethnic groups within the Catholic community of Kyrgyzstan. Following the Mass for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, participants presented national traditions on the church grounds.
The program included songs and poems performed by adults and children in languages such as Polish, English, Kyrgyz, Urdu, and Russian. The Polish society Odrodzenie, led by chairperson Zenona Slenzak-Begalieva, presented books on Polish culture and copies of the magazine Polonus in Kyrgyzstan. Students from the Faculty of Russian and Slavic Philology at Jusup Balasagyn Kyrgyz National University also participated. These students, who study Polish and Czech, gave a presentation on Poland and performed a song in Kyrgyz.
Participants shared various national dishes prepared at the event or brought from home to facilitate communal dining and social interaction.
