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Thursday, February 21, 2008
About Horse Races at Alex' TransCaucasus
Photograph courtesy of Pridon Beroshvili at Indurta.com
Horse Races are playing an important ritual role in the Mountain Regions of Georgia, especially in Khevsureti and Tusheti.
Alex is on track of the tradition of the Georgian Mountain People and has two very interesting posts. One is pretty weird and a bit absurd from a Horse Race Alex followed as a visitor
http://transcaucasian.blogspot.com/2007/05/zezwaoba-dalaoba.html
the other goes deeper into the origins and impact of the Horse Race in Khevsureti as a part of that culture:
http://transcaucasian.blogspot.com/2008/02/doghi.html
Thank you Alex for your research !
Labels:
Alex,
art contemporary,
Horse Race,
Pridon Beroshvili,
research,
Transcaucasus
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