Melon Day in Turkmenistan
Melon Day in Turkmenistan is held on August 11. Celebrated on the second Sunday in August. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual. 
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Turkmenistan’s Melon Day is dedicated to melons, as you may have guessed. The country boasts an incredible 400 varieties of melon. They range in size from the Dessemaya, weighing about 50g, right up to the Myhmansovar, which can exceed 20kg.
Not all muskmelon varieties are equal and the most popular in Turkmenistan is called the “Turkmenbashi melon.” This variety was named after Turkmenistan’s first president – Saparmurat Niyazov, who called himself Turkmenbashi, meaning “Head of the Turkmen.” In a speech praising the fertility of the Turkmenistan soil and the farmers who worked it, he raised the Turkmen melon as being a fruit so delicious it was a taste of paradise.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Galla Bayramy in Turkmenistan on July 21 (celebrated on the third Sunday of July);
Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan on July 21
Turkmen Bakhshi Day on September 8 (celebrated on the second Sunday in September on Turkmenistan);
International Crane Day on September 8 (Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in September);
Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry in Turkmenistan on September 14 (celebrated on the second Saturday in September);
Turkmenistan Independence Day on September 27 (celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991);
Day of Commemoration and National Mourning in Turkmenistan on October 6