On February 27, 2022, the final stage of the Open Republican competition "Model Bashkir Family-2022" and the awards ceremony will be held in Ufa. The competition is held as a part of celebration of the Republican Bashkir family holiday "Etegan".
There are three categories: "Family Values", "Family Craft" and "Family Creativity". 23 families from different districts and cities of the republic, from the Kurgan region and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous region - Yugra will take part in the final of the project.
Last year only one family from the Orenburg region participated from regions with a compact residence of the Bashkir population, this year applications were received from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous region - Yugra, Samara, Kurgan, Orenburg regions and the Perm Territory. Representatives of the Kurgan region and KhMAO-Yugra became the finalists of the competition.
The creative competition has been held since 2020 and have three stages, the selection of the competition took place in 7 zones of the republic and two regions of the Russian Federation. The competition was attended by families living on the territory of the republic and in the regions of the Russian Federation, speaking the Bashkir language, being in a registered marriage and raising (or have raised) children, including adopted ones.
The competition is held in order to find a model family that preserves and develops the culture of the Bashkir people, their native language, customs, traditions and maintains and strengthens the institution of the family in our modern society among the population of the Republic of Bashkortostan regions of the Russian Federation with a compact residence of Bashkirs.
The organizers are the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the House of Peoples’ Friendship of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the International Union of Public Associations "The World Kurultai (Congress) of the Bashkirs".
The competition "A Model Bashkir Family-2022" has been held since 2021 as a part of the republican holiday "Day of Family and Love". The Bashkir holiday "Etegan" has been held annually since 2016 on the first day of spring. Bashkir satellite television will show the award ceremony of the winners of the contest on Tuesday, March 1. The show will be aired at 20.15 hours.