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The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national identity and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This strong sense of national identity has helped to preserve Georgian distinctiveness despite repeated periods of foreign occupation.
The dominant culture of the countries where Pontians live has continued to shape Pontian culture since the formation of the diaspora. For example, many Pontians in Greece only speak Greek instead of Romeika, while Soviet Greeks [a] have adopted Russian and Ukrainian dishes into their cooking. Pontian cultural societies around the world aim to ...
Easter traditions in Greece (5 P) Pages in category "Greek traditions" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The coastal region of Georgia (the historical Colchis) is covered by wetlands, forests, peat bogs, lakes, and sandy dunes. Some areas are protected as Ramsar sites . They are important biodiversity spots and serve as a stop on the migration routes of birds such as the black stork , common crane , and great egret .
Traditional culture and manufacturing technology of blue tablecloth: 9 June 2017: Traditional Georgian cotton tablecloths painted in various shades of blue, known from at least the 17th century. [21] [22] 37: Georgian folk medicine: 23 August 2017: Georgian folk medicine and traditions associated with its use: 38
Ceremonial crown from Georgia, an example of metalwork from the early modern period. Georgian art (Georgian: ქართული ხელოვნება) grew along with the development of the Georgian statehood, starting from the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia and flourishing in the Middle Ages during the Kingdom of Georgia.
Greek folklore is the folk tradition that has developed among the Greek people in and outside Greece over the centuries. Similarly to other European folklore, it includes pre-Christian pagan folklore and elements of ancient Greek mythology and folklore which developed from the Indo-European religion and the local Pelasgian mythology, along with Christian myths and legends that developed during ...
Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (), with some Minoan colourful columns. The first great ancient Greek civilization were the Minoans, a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands, that flourished from c. 3000 BC to c. 1450 BC and, after a late period of decline, finally ended around 1100 BC during the early Greek Dark Ages.