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World Heritage connection: Upper Svaneti

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Ancient Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making method

La méthode géorgienne de vinification à l’ancienne dans des kvevris traditionnels

Qvevri wine-making is practised throughout Georgia, particularly in village communities where unique varieties of grapes are grown. The Qvevri is an egg-shaped earthenware vessel used for making, ageing and storing the wine. Knowledge and experience of Qvevri manufacture and wine-making are passed down by families, neighbours, friends...

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Georgian polyphonic singing

Le chant polyphonique géorgien

Popular singing has a highly valued place in Georgian culture. Polyphonic singing, in the Georgian language, is a secular tradition in a country whose language and culture have often been oppressed by invaders. There are three types of polyphony in Georgia: complex polyphony, which is common in Svaneti; polyphonic dialogue over a bass...

Middle EastGeorgiaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Georgian wheat culture: traditions and rituals

La culture géorgienne du blé : traditions et rituels

Georgian wheat culture involves a set of practices and rituals based on the cultivation and use of local varieties of endemic wheat. It also encompasses the use of related objects, such as traditional labour tools, stone mills and hand-made bread ovens. For the practising communities, endemic wheat is a symbol of life, growth and...

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