Travel Photography Photos tagged as tradition
The Kists usually make available to their guests a whole storey of their house, with a separate entrance. www.pankisi.org
The Kists usually make available to their guests a whole storey of their house, with a separate entrance. www.pankisi.org
An inseparable element of the Kist hospitality is feasting together, according to the following Georgian saying: "a guest is God’s messenger". The Kists are honoured to have guests and gladly invite them to the table. During such feasts the natives often organise Kist and Georgian music concerts as well as traditional dance shows.
The Kists usually make available to their guests a whole storey of their house, with a separate entrance. www.pankisi.org
The Kists are very hospitable and kind people, the guests are offered spacious rooms. www.pankisi.org
In an old mosque in Duisi the members of a female Sufi brethren gather to recite the dzikr prayer. The women invite to their part of the mosque all those who wish to go there and are interested in the Sufi tradition. This is one of the greatest attractions in Pankisi, often compared to the famous Whirling Dervishes in Turkey. www.pankisi.org
In an old mosque in Duisi the members of a female Sufi brethren gather to recite the dzikr prayer. The women invite to their part of the mosque all those who wish to go there and are interested in the Sufi tradition. This is one of the greatest attractions in Pankisi, often compared to the famous Whirling Dervishes in Turkey. www.pankisi.org
The Kists are glad to show tourists around their mosques, churches and home shrines, which cannot be found in any guidebooks. In an old mosque in Duisi the members of a female Sufi brethren gather to recite the dzikr prayer. The women invite to their part of the mosque all those who wish to go there and are interested in the Sufi tradition. This is one of the greatest attractions in Pankisi, often compared to the famous Whirling Dervishes in Turkey. www.pankisi.org
Pankisi is a land of Sufi brethren, both male and female, a region inhabited by Muslims and Christians often cultivating the traditions of both religions. www.pankisi.org
Kists make many types of dairy products, such as: several types of cheese, butter, cream and yoghurt. They also bake wheat and maize bread, and will treat you to some lovely home wine. www.pankisi.org
The Ovahimbas (near the northern border of Namibia) paint their bodies with mud and wear these traditional clothes. Notice the girl in the wheelchair in the background...
Raphealo - Segnatura
London, England
This Turkish family has kept traditions alive by being one of the few families in Cappadocia, Turkey that, after many generations, still lives in a fairy chimney.
Some carpets are still woven by hand, in a world where many traditions are taken over by modern machinery.