Get ready.

He's been a fairy-tale hero, had a university named after him, and he can visit countless museums dedicated to himself across the country. Now Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev is set to enjoy a new privilege -- his own special holiday. The Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan -- December 1 -- was established toward the end of 2011 to mark the date on which Nazarbaev won Kazakhstan's first independent presidential election in 1991.

The country has been gearing up with events glorifying the first and only post-Soviet Kazakh president. On November 20, the Education and Science Ministry announced the winner of a schoolchildren's competition in honor of Nazarbaev. Teenager Elbasy Begmat won with his extensive knowledge of Nazarbaev's biography. His name, Elbasy, means "head of the nation" and is an official title held by Nazarbaev.

After the award ceremony in Astana, Begmat said he was named Elbasy so that he could be "a wise politician like the head of the nation Nursultan Nazarbaev." He added that he planned to become an engineer "and serve our people like Elbasy." On December 1, the Astana administration says, various events will be held in the capital, including sports competitions, photography displays, book exhibitions, and concerts.