Wedding traditions of Central Asia and the Caucasus
Bride-price and the yurt, the kalym and the toy feast, Georgian supra and Armenian dance. 14 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
🇰🇿 KazakhstanBetasharбеташар
The lifting of the bride's veil by the groom's mother during a Kazakh wedding ceremonyRite · The ceremony
🇬🇪 Georgia and 1 moreTamadaთამადა
The toastmaster who leads the Georgian supra and sets the rhythm of a wedding feast.Feast custom · The wedding feast
🇰🇿 Astana, Kazakhstan and 3 moreKara JorgaQara jorğa
A traditional Kazakh song and dance that mimics the ambling gait of a horse.Performance
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Betashar: Steve Evans, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kara Jorga: Ulan Alimbek, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tamada: Niko Pirosmani, Public domain, source