๐ฌ๐ช Wedding traditions of Georgia
3 traditions from Georgia, best known first, across 1 city and town.
A wedding in Georgia, stage by stage
The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.
| Engagement and betrothal | Bride kidnapping |
|---|---|
| The weeks before | Bride kidnapping |
| The wedding feast | Tamada |
| Reception, dance and gifts | Kartuli |
Cities, towns and villages of Georgia
๐ฌ๐ช Tbilisi, GeorgiaKartuliแฅแแ แแฃแแ แชแแแแ
A romantic Georgian wedding dance where the couple dances apart without touching.Performance ยท Reception, dance and gifts
๐ฌ๐ช Georgia and 1 moreTamadaแแแแแแ
The toastmaster who leads the Georgian supra and sets the rhythm of a wedding feast.Feast custom ยท The wedding feast
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan and 5 moreBride kidnapping
The abduction of a woman or girl by a man who wishes to marry her, ranging from consensual elopement to violent coercionBetrothal ยท Engagement and betrothal
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bride kidnapping: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Public domain, source
- Kartuli: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tamada: Niko Pirosmani, Public domain, source