Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev congratulated the followers of the Muslim religion on one of the main religious holidays of Islam - Uraza Bayram. The holiday of the fasting ends the month of the holy fast of Ramadan and asserts the most important values ??of spiritual purification, moral self-perfection and growth, the triumph of peace and good.

"The Sverdlovsk region is proud of its rich ethnic composition. Representatives of more than 160 nationalities live in our region in a good neighborhood and form its unique flavor. The national policy pursued in the Middle Urals is aimed at creating equal opportunities for the development of all peoples, their spiritual culture, their native language, national traditions, "the Governor's Information Policy Department.

In the region there are over 100 national and cultural associations and more than 760 religious organizations, the Advisory Council for Nationalities Affairs. The House of the Urals provides ample opportunities for cultural events of all national diasporas: holidays, meetings, discussions, exhibitions.

According to the head of the region, the educational work carried out by the spiritual associations of Muslims aimed at the prevention of extremist manifestations, the preservation of the values ??of traditional Islam and the moral education of the younger generation, is the basis for maintaining interfaith peace, the development of the multinational culture of our region.

Yevgeny Kuyvashev wished all Muslims of the Sverdlovsk Region happy and joyful to celebrate the holiday of Uraza-Bayram, good health, happiness, prosperity, peace and good.