[:en]Discover Guria – Kalanda[:ka]კალანდა გურიაში[:][:en]Discover Guria – Kalanda[:ka]კალანდა გურიაში[:]
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კატეგორია: [:en]Traditions[:ka]ტრადიციები[:]
[:en]Gurian outlaws (Pirali in Georgian)[:ka]ფირალები[:][:en]Gurian outlaws (Pirali in Georgian)[:ka]ფირალები[:]
[:en]Generally, Guria is known as a home of many revolutionaries and outlaws. Gurian outlaws spread in the second half of the XIX century in Guria due to economic difficulties, the
[:en]Gurian Riders[:ka]გურული მოჯირითეები[:][:en]Gurian Riders[:ka]გურული მოჯირითეები[:]
[:en]Lanchkhuti is known for its Gurian trick horse riders, who have achieved great notoriety in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in US show business, most notably with Buffalo
[:en]Lelo[:ka]ლელო[:][:en]Lelo[:ka]ლელო[:]
[:en]The village of Shukhuti is known for an annual Easter tradition, Lelo burti. Two villages, Zemo and Kvemo (Upper and Lower) Shukhuti, compete with each other in a game of
[:en]kvevri (clay jars) in Atsana-Aketi[:ka]აცანა-აკეთის ჭურები[:][:en]kvevri (clay jars) in Atsana-Aketi[:ka]აცანა-აკეთის ჭურები[:]
[:en]The Chkhaidze Family of Atsana is the only wine business operating in Guria, which uses Georgian traditional methods – kvevris (clay jars). In Atsana and Aketa, winemaking was established early
[:en]Republic of Guria[:ka]გურიის რესპუბლიკა[:][:en]Republic of Guria[:ka]გურიის რესპუბლიკა[:]
[:en]In 1905, the Gurians declared their own republic. On the Nasakirali Pass, you will see the Nasakirali Battle Monument. On October 16, 1905, the revolutionary people stopped the Ozurgeti garrison,
[:en]Stone pan[:ka]ქვის კეცი[:][:en]Stone pan[:ka]ქვის კეცი[:]
[:en]A necessary appliance for the Gurian cuisine is made of stone and in the village of Shua Amagleba. The stones used to make these stone pans are collected in Western
[:en]Hawking[:ka]ბაზეირობა[:][:en]Hawking[:ka]ბაზეირობა[:]
[:en]Hawking, or predator hunting, is one of the oldest traditions in Georgia. Hawking has been recognized and protected by UNESCO as a tradition of both art and science in ancient
[:en]Wedding in Guria[:ka]ქორწინება გურიაში[:][:en]Wedding in Guria[:ka]ქორწინება გურიაში[:]
[:en]In the center of Dvabzu, there are two old churches in the shade of the huge chestnut trees. One church dates back to the sixth century, and it has been
[:en]Gurian Oda[:ka]გურული ოდა[:][:en]Gurian Oda[:ka]გურული ოდა[:]
[:en]A Gurian Oda is a wooden one-story house. This style of house is elevated from the ground and stands on stone walls. More modern versions of the Oda are two-storied
[:en]Shemokmedi[:ka]შემოქმედი[:][:en]Shemokmedi[:ka]შემოქმედი[:]
[:en]Shemokmedi welcomes us with the smile of Hollywood, with the name of the village displayed on a hillside in big white letters above the town. Above the town, there is
[:en]Kalanda[:ka]კალანდა[:][:en]Kalanda[:ka]კალანდა[:]
[:en]Chichilaki is an important part of celebrating Kalanda, a New Year celebration in Guria, which takes place on January 14 (Kalanda is a Roman word and means the beginning of