presentation is prepared for the subject of ,,Regions and Cultures" by the Georgian students team. presentation consists of different topics about Georgia, such as History, Geography, Georgian traditions, religion , tourism statistic, wine making tradition, historical and cultural heritage and so on...

1. Georgian culture and traditions
Gocha Sharvashidze
Gogita Gelashvili
Guram Arsenashvili
Mindia Kurtskalidze

2. Georgian
Tbilisi
69.420 km2
3.729.500
53.5/km2
37.27 billion $
Unitary Semi-Presidential
Republic
NO OFFICIAL RELIGION

3. It is said that we were so named because we revered after St.
George
The native name is
Sakartvelo
Etymolog
y

4. HISTORY
MINDIA KURTSKHALIDZE

6. The oldest evidence of humans anywhere in the world outside
Africa

7. Golden Fleece, 1300
BC

8. III BC 1st Royal
Dynasty
324 Christianity became official state
religion
1008 Kingdom of
Georgia
1184-1213 Golden
Age
1220s
Mongols
1490 Dissolution of Unified
State
12-Sep-1801 Russian Empire
History in
Brief

9. Georgian Dance
Georgian dance (ქართული ცეკვა) is a
celebration of life and of Georgia’s rich and
diverse culture
• Each dance portrays the characteristics of
the region in which it originated.
• The mountain dances are different from
valley or lowland dances.
• The costumes are different for every
dance

10. Georgian food mcvadikhachapuri
xinkali
lobio
Each historical province of
Georgia has its own distinct
culinary tradition, with
variations such as Megrelian,
Kakhetian, and Imeretian
cuisines.
The importance of both food and drink
to Georgian culture is best observed during a
feast called supra, when a huge assortment of
dishes are prepared, always accompanied by
large amounts of wine, and that can last for
hours. In a Georgian feast, the role of
the tamada (toastmaster) is an important and
honored position

11. Georgian wine

12. The history of Georgian wine
Georgia is one of the oldest wine regions in the world.
From over 8,000 years ago.

13. Wine is part of Georgian heritage including architecture, poetry,
and songs, and is associated with celebrations, holidays, rituals
and most importantly with Georgia’s religion the Christian
Orthodox Church.
In Georgia most of the architectural monuments
and Christian icons include vine motifs.

14. “Qvevri“- is alarge earthenware vessel used for the
fermentation, storage and ageing of
traditional Georgian wine.
Qvevri is vary in size: volumes range from 20
litres to around 10,000;
In 2013, UNESCO added the traditional Georgian method of
making wine in Qvevri to its list of Intangible cultural heritage.
The Qvevri Wine-making method

15. Georgian drinking vessels
These vessels are created by the potters.
These materials were also
used for making vessels:
• Copper,
• Bronze,
• Silver,
• Gold.

16. Geogian Tamada
Tamada is a Georgian toastmaster at a
Georgian supra (feast).
At all supras regardless of size, there is a tamada, or
toastmaster, one person who introduces each toast.
Historically the tamada had more control over the table than he does today. For example,
members of the supra were supposed to ask permission before leaving the table and the party.
If they got the permission they could be toasted by the tamada and other members before
leaving.

17. Way tourists are coming to Georgia?
Nature and landscape
36%
Gastronomy 35%
Rest and health care 35%
Others !!!

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International gests in Georgia

19. 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0.29%
0.22%
0.17%
0.14%
0.12%
Tourist market shear of Georgia

20. TOP 5 VISITOR COUNTRIES

22. Costumer satisfaction survey
1.1 3.6
15.6
52.4
25.8
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23. Gelati Jvari Monastery SvanetiSvetitskhov
eli
Bagrati Cathedral is an early-11th century masterpiece of medieval Georgian architecture.
Bagrati
Cathedral
Gelati is a monastic complex near Kutaisi, Imereti , western Georgia. It was built in 1106
by King of Georgia David the Builder, and was one of the main cultural and intellectual centers
in Georgia throughout the Middle Ages.
The current cathedral was built in the eleventh century by the architect Arsukisdze, though the site itself is
even older dating back to the early fourth century.
Jvari Monastery is a sixth century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Along
with other historic structures of Mtskheta, it is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Upper Svaneti is a historic province in Georgia in the northwestern part of the country. This place is known
by it’s Medieval-type villages and tower-houses, which were often family-built and served to protect against
invaders for centuries.
UNESCO World heritage list

24. Most Georgians come to Batumi just to have a sea holiday. Batumi
beaches, Batumi Boulevard and related activities are already known to
everybody.
The Batumi Botanical Garden is a 108 hectare area of land 9 km north of
the city of Batumi. Currently, the garden consists of nine floristic sectors
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of
Adjara, in southwest Georgia. With a population of 154,100
Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center.
Batumi

25. abanotubani Catholic church
აბანოთუბანი თბილისი ცნობილია თავისი
გოგირდოვანი, სამკურნალო თვისებების
მქონე წყაროებით. დედაქალაქის
დაარსების ლეგენდაც და დედაქალაქის
სახელწოდებაც, სწორედ , ბუნებრივად
ცხელ გოგირდოვან წყლებთანაა
დაკავშირებული. თანამედროვე ქალაქში
თავს ისევ იწონებს XVII-XVIII საუკუნეების
ისლამური არქიტექტურის გავლენით
შექმნილი აბანოები.
კათოლიკური ეკლესია აშენდა 1804
წელს, მე-19 საუკუნეში ეკლესია უფრო
გაფართოვდა. 1937 წელს ეკლესია
გაუქმებული იყო, მისი ხელახლა
ამოქმედება 1999 წლის 15 აგვისტოს
რომის პაპის იოანე პავლე II-ის
საქართველოში ვიზიტის დროს გახდა
შესაძლებელი
metekhi
მეტეხი თბილისი ისტორიული უბანი.
ტრადიციული რწმენით მეფე ვახტანგ
გორგასალმა აქ ეკლესია და ციხესიმაგრე
აღმართა, რომელიც ასევე სამეფო
რეზიდენციის ფუნქციას ასრულებდა.
აქედან მომდინარეობს სახელი მეტეხი,
რომელიც ძველქართულად “არემარეს
სასახლის ირგვლივ ნიშნავს”.
Sameba cathedral
თბილისის წმინდა სამების
საკათედრო ტაძარი
შემოკლებით სამება , მთავარი
მართლმადიდებლური
ქრისტიანული ტაძარი
საქართველოში აშენდა 1995-2004
წლებში არქიტექტორ არჩილ
მინდიაშვილის პროექტით .
Mtawminda
Park
მთაწმინდის პარკი
მთაწმინდის პარკი თბილისის
ყველაზე მაღალი პარკი და
ამავდროულად თბილისელების
თავშეყრისა და გასეირნება-
გართობის ერთ–ერთი ყველაზე
საყვარელი ადგილია.
Sharden street
შარდენის ქუჩა ძველ
თბილისში მდებარე პატარა
საფეხმავლო ქუჩა,
ქალაქ თბილისის კულტურული
და საზოგადოებრივი ცხოვრების
ერთ-ერთი ცენტრი.
წარსულში ძველი თბილისის ერთ-
ერთი სავაჭრო ქუჩა იყო.
Bridge of
peece
მშვიდობის ხიდი- საფეხმავლო
ხიდი მდინარე მტკვარზე. ხიდი
აიგო პრეზიდენტ მიხეილ
სააკაშვილის ინიციატივით, ქ.
თბილისის
მერიის დაკვეთით 2009-
2010 წლებში. ხიდის
არქიტექტორია იტალიელი მიკელ
ე დე ლუკი

26. CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
Judaism
Religions in Georgia
The Georgian Constitution
provides for freedom of
religion, and the Government
generally respects this right in
practice. Citizens generally do
not interfere with traditional
religious groups
83.9% of the Georgian
population identified
themselves as Georgian
Orthodox, 9.9% Muslim, 3.9%
Armenian Apostolic Church,
and 0.8% Roman Catholicism
The Georgian church regained its
autocephaly only when Russian
rule ended in 1917.
Christianity in Georgia is
represented by followers of the
Armenian Apostolic Church and
the Russian Orthodox Church, and
a Georgian Catholic Church which
mostly follows the Latin Rite
Islam in Georgia was introduced in
645 AD during the reign of third
Caliph of Islam, Uthman. The
ethnic Georgian Muslims are Sunni
Hanafi and are concentrated in
Autonomous Republic of Adjara
and along the border with
Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Jews have a history in Georgia
extending back over 2000 years.
Today there is a small Jewish
community in the country. The
majority of Georgia's remaining
Jews today live in Tbilisi and are
served by its two synagogues.

27. Above all….
 the highest inhabited village in Europe
 The deepest cave in the world (in the land)
Cave krubera
 The first Europeans (Zezva and Mzia
Dmanisi