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Traditions
March/April 2016
This edition of Chai Khana tries to capture the diversity of the South Caucasus by focusing on the traditions and customs in the region.
Virgins, Doctors and Traditions
There is a tradition in the South Caucasus for a girl to be a virgin when she gets married. However, some future brides have to see a doctor to keep this tradition, thus...
28 May, 2016
From Tradition to Fashionable Occupation
Before the Karabakh war home carpet weaving was very popular. In recent years, this handicraft has started to revive after a decade-long slump during the post war period....
24 May, 2016
The Road Less Traveled
In the 1950’s, Dano’s family temporarily moved into Tianeti municipality. Here she met a Khevsurian Christian boy, named Irakli. The couple fell in love and s...
24 May, 2016
Muslim Graveyards in Azerbaijan
While Islam denies any kind of images, images on tombs in Azerbaijan are present everywhere. Accordingly, if, according to Islam, all tombs must disappear throughout time...
21 May, 2016
The Juxtaposition of Old and New
When Lilit Melikyan was 5, her parents took her to national dance classes. Though not the dance itself, rather the clothes and the environment, left a permanent mark in h...
18 May, 2016
Gifted Books En Vogue
Eight years has passed since Armenians begun to celebrate a book-giving day on February 19. Amid the heavy social and economic situation, and sustained apathy towards pub...
20 May, 2016