Today, November 7, the Republic officially celebrates the Day of the Tajik Theater. On this day in 1929, the first republican professional theater was opened in the capital of Tajikistan, which in 1933 was named after Abulkosim Lakhuti, a Tajik writer, poet and playwright. Since 1997, this holiday has become one of the most important in Tajikistan. ECI reports, citing Khovar.