I want to tell you about the wonderful country - Azerbaijan, its unique nature, unique culture, centuries - old history; about the inhabitants of this country-their lives, customs and traditions. The etymology of the name "Azerbaijan" is of ancient origin. It is known that the majority of the population living on this territory before our era, were fire worshippers. Thus, according to one version, the name comes from the word "Azer", which means fire. According to another version, the name of the country comes from a combination of the words "AZ" and "er", used in ancient times in the territory of Azerbaijan. In Turkic languages, the word "AZ "has such meanings as" good aspiration"," good fate", and" er (brave) man"," the son of a brave man","the guardian of fire". Time has preserved for us many archaeological monuments of antiquity. Stone-epitaphs, manuscripts that have reached us from time immemorial carpet patterns lot to say to those who are able, and want to read them. Azerbaijan is a country of ancient culture and traditions. Oguz tribes settled here for centuries on this territory assimilated with the local population, which had deep cultural roots and enriched this culture with common Turkic traditions. The talent and artistic heritage of our nation are personified in "Kitabi Dada Gorgud", "Oguzname", "Koroglu"...