Oil Workers' Day in Azerbaijan
September 20 · Level 8 · #486 of 2238
This is the professional day of people who extract, refine and transport oil and gas. In a country where oil is part of both history and the economy, it carries real weight.
How it is celebrated: ceremonies and awards take place in Baku and other cities, and teams from oil fields and companies receive congratulations and remember veterans of the industry.
In 1846, at Bibi-Heybat near Baku, one of the world's first mechanically drilled oil wells was sunk, a fact the Absheron Peninsula still takes pride in.