#abkhazian

[abwwia]

Memorial complex in honor of the warriors - residents of Abkhazia who died in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the authors: sculptor Marina Eshba and architect Tamara Lakrba, Gudauta, 1981 © Naala Avidzba x

Source and more: https://abaza.org/en/life-in-sculpture-the-story-of-the-first-abkhaz-woman-sculptor-marina-eshba

Life in sculpture: the story of the first Abkhaz woman sculptor Marina Eshba

July 20 would be the 95th anniversary of the outstanding Abkhaz woman, the first woman sculptor, laureate of the Dmitry Gulia State Prize, a

[jaimrennnn]

The Circassian superwoman: ✨Lashin✨

In our folklore we have a story of a woman named Lashin who had extraordinary strength that she defeated the mongol’s strongest wrestler.

The Mongol army who around that time swept through the north Caucasus challenged the Circassians to bring in their strongest wrestler to fight their wrestler Qaisin.

The Circassian chose a woman named Lashin and dressed her up in men’s clothing to disguise her. Lashin was able to pick up Qaisin, defeated him and emerged victorious. It was said the reason why they chose her is that her father in law once witnessed Lashin pick up a big cow in anger and managed to throw that cow several distances away.

The Circassians later revealed her identity and this time requested another duel without her disguise. Out of fear the Mongols declined and retreated from Circassia. It was said the duel took place near the chegum river known as Lashinqey named after her.

The story does have different versions with minor differences.

[phillipthehermit]

went to Abkhazian state museum yesterday ⚱️

[geoazie]

Aesthetic of the ethnies of the world ! Caucasian ethnies part 2 !

The Armenians are a indo-european people inhabitants of the region of Greater Armenia, and the country of Armenia. They speak armenian. They are christian. There are around 6 to 8 millions of them, with 2.9 millions in Armenia, 1 to 2.9 millions in Russia, and 1 million in the United States.

The Georgians are a kartvelian people inhabitants of the country of Georgia. They speak georgian and kartvelian languages. They are Eastern Orthodox christian. There are around 4 millions of them.

The Abkhazians are a northwest caucasian people inhabitants of the region of Abkhazia, officially in Georgia. They speak abkhaz, russian, georgian and turkish. They are Abkhazian eastern orthodox and Sunni muslim. There are 748 000 of them, with 600 000 in Turkey.

The Abazins are a northwest caucasian people inhabitants of the region of Abazinia, officially in Russia. They speak abaza, russian, turkish and arabic. They are Sunni muslim. There are around 150 000 of them.

The Lezgins are a northeast caucasian people inhabitants of the region of Lezgistan, officially in Russia and Azerbaijan. They speak lezgian. They are Sunni muslim. There are 1.2 millions of them.

The Ossetians are a indo-european people inhabitants of the region of South Ossetia and North Ossetia-Alania, officially in Russia. They speak ossetian, russian, georgian. They are Eastern Orthodox christian. There are around 600 000 of them.

The Lazs are a kartvelian people inhabitants of the region of Lazistan, officially in Turkey and Georgia. They speak laz, georgian and turkish. They are Sunni muslim for the Lazs in Turkey, and Georgian Orthodox for the Lazs in Georgia. There are around 150 000 to 1 million of them.

Here it is ! Those aesthetics are part of a serie. We will cover most of the biggest ethnies of the world. Just for fun !

[thedrown]

Inktober 2019- Culture Costumes

While most of their classmates have taken to the usual Halloween costumes, Usoa and Abga went for a more personal route with Usoa taking up a Komuso outfit and Abga dressing as Caucasus deity of the hunt Avsati

[earthlyemily]

The more I have learned about Abkhazian culture, the more I’ve been struck by the contrast with the modern industrialized world, and the more I’ve become aware of how youth-obsessed we are. In Abkhazia, people are esteemed and seen as beautiful in their old age. Silver hair and wrinkles are viewed as signs of wisdom, maturity, and long years of service. . In the West, on the other hand, we tend to associate old age with ugliness and youth with beauty, so much so that an increasing number of people today are willing to spend a great deal of money and undergo a considerable degree of pain in order to have facelifts, that they might look younger. . Are these people putting themselves through the agony of a procedure that includes skull drains, titanium screws, bloody eyes with lashless lids, tightened skin, painfully slow recoveries, and eating tiny bits of baby food because they are vain and unable to accept nature and life’s realities? Or is it because they are fighting to ward off the invisibility that all too often comes with aging in a culture where looking older is equated with a loss of beauty and value? Some say that only people who hate themselves would be willing to undergo such an ordeal, but I wonder. Living in a youth-obsessed culture, maybe they hate the way they are treated because of how they look.

Healthy at 100 by John Robbins

[awed-frog]

At the risk of sounding like a tumblr meme, Abkhazian doesn’t use the word ‘dead’ - it says ‘his soul is born’ instead; and there’s no such thing as ‘I love you’ - a more direct translation of how that feeling is expressed would be ‘I now see you as you really are’, and I think it’s beautiful.

[kazbekovic]

Asmat. Abkhazian. #VAfemme