#papakha

[mityfresh]

❄MITYCZNY❄

[servetolive]

Inside of you are two wolves

[tinyshe]

Through the centuries, papakha (or papaha) has been among essential attributes of the Cossacks. Its value is famously mentioned in Poltava by Alexander Pushkin. Considered inviolable, Cossack hats could only be given away upon death. For this reason, knocking it off a man’s head would be viewed as a grave insult and a challenge to a duel. However, an owner’s act of throwing his hat down would signify a bet on his own life.

In the Russian Empire, a military regulation allowed for mass heroism decorations to be attached to hats driving their value even further up. Actively serving Cossacks also used to carry small icons sewn into lining, which allowed them to pray anywhere, be it in a field, at a battle front, or during a march. During peacetime, the hat played a very important role in a Cossack’s civic life. The hat denoted legal rights of a man as the elder of his family. Hats of fallen Cossacks would be returned to their homes to be placed in the prayer corner signalling protection from God thereon. Papakha hats served a major role in matchmaking and weddings as well.

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[batri-jopa]

Black...

... and white

Dead Poets Society (1989) dir. Peter Weir

And Then We Danced (2019) dir. Levan Akin

[kavkazblog]

Georgian traditional clothing in the east of mountains

[wrestlingisbest]

“You want me to wear what?” - Thomas Gliman

Thomas Gilman competed at the Yusup Abdusalamov International this weekend in Russia and won gold!

Pics USA Wrestling/Murad Kanaev

[maravoev]

I almost came drawing this.

I have a really strong belief that if Maul were a dancer he would dance lezginka (collective noun for variety of Caucasus peoples` national dances). It is really passionate, fast and includes a lot of turns, spins, leaps etc.

a picture paints a thousand words      

@doorsclosingslowly By the way, speaking of hats ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) This one is called papakha and I think it does not matter if he tears it from the inside with his horns perfect, wear it all the time, Maul

[batri-jopa]

Ever since I watched the movie And Then We Danced / და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ (2019, dir. Levan Akin) and absolutely fell in love with it 🥰 I felt an urge to make quality fanart of it! But I was afraid of ruining their perfect faces... So after a thought that moves of Georgian dancers remind me a bit of a fighting roosters - I flew with those below:

Inspired a bit with the movie poster combined with Merab's final dance, then with the "Honey" scene and the kvevri scene too.

I think rooster is a actually a majestic animal and I tried my best to make those pictures kind of symbolic... and just a little bit cute, maybe😁

EDIT in August 2022: I already made more fanarts in this alternative #bird version ATWD (9 specifically, I hope it will give you smile!😊) but there's also my other #ATWD fanart depicting them as humans!😉