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Luba Balagova
books to be published in the USA, 15 Jan 2008
Two works of a renown
Kabardenian poet - Luba Balagova, have been recently selected by an American
publisher, Wingspan, to be published and distributed through
amazon.com in 2008 . Her books
written in classical Kabardenian dialect have been translated into Russian
and English. The first one, I say my prayers in Circassian (selected
prose and poems) has been released in 2002. The second book - Empress
(2007) uncovers the unknown historical facts about a Circassian princess - Guashaney
Temruk, married to Ivan the Terrible to symbolize political cooperation
between
Russia and Kabarda in 16th century.
Links
Updates, 1 January 2008
In my Music
links section add-ons of
Ivan Bakij pages,
Zuber Yewaz's new album and
Nobarey new album.
Circassian
History Film. 25 November, 2007
I just
finished 11 minutes long film on brief Circassian History. It is currently
in German. Hopefully, the English version will come soon.
Due to technical reasons, I had to divide it in 2 parts: click
here for 1st part (Ancient time till Middle ages) and
here for second part (from Caucasian War till Modern Times).
Circassian
Journalists Pleading for Help!
November, 2007
I
received
a request
of former Circassian journalists from RFERL
to appeal to your attention regarding the alarming situation in the
Circassian section of Radio Free Europe. Please, read more by clicking
on this text.
Circassian
Educational Scholarship
The CEF is now accepting applications for its 2007 - 2008
scholarship program. Please don't let this opportunity pass you by.
The application is online at
www.circassianfoundation.org.
The deadline is October 15, 2007. Circassian college students
are invited to apply as soon as possible. The scholarships will be
awarded at a special dinner on Wednesday November 21, 2007.
Over the past several years, the Circassian Education Foundation
(CEF) has given away over $50,000 in free scholarship funds to
several dozen Circassian college students.
More Information on
http://www.circassianfoundation.org/
Dorogiistin.ru, July 2007
My
father's personal website got published (Russian language only),
July, 2007
Exhibition in Köln. 8 July, 2007
Quite late with publishing these pictures (December 2006),
nevertheless, you might find interesting items or familiar faces.
The Tzar
Love,
a book by Luba Balagova, 5 June 2007
“The Tzar Love” by the famous
Kabardian poet – Luba Balagova was officially presented in Moscow.
The poem uncovers the previously unknown facts about the life of
Maria and Ivan, bringing the facts of true love and admiration of
the cruel Tzar toward the beautiful Kabardian princess into the
light, as well as acquainting the readers with the Kabardian nation,
its rich culture, traditions, high etiquette and code of life –
Khabza.
Link Page updates,
29 April, 2007
-A chapter of
Edmund Spencer 'Travel in Circassia' Book
(1887)
-A website of Caucasian House Damey, where you can order interactive
DVD "Learn to Dance
Circassian Dances".
Let me know, if you are interested in purchasing this DVD and need a
help to get in touch with the owners of the site, since it is in
Russian.
Wedding Competitions
and Games, 2 April, 2007
Wedding
celebrations gave major opportunities to young people to demonstrate
and practice their shooting, horse racing and physical skills.
Circassian Names , 29 January, 2007
I have been asked for a source of Adigha names many times, so, here
it is - a great source of
Circassian Names from CircassianWorld.com.
Interview with Nahush Charim, 4 Nov, 2006
One can certainly claim that
the new double album of Nahush Charim (Nalchik) – “Hopes bring me
back to life” and “Begin with Kafa” is unique. Not a single
Caucasian singer yet had a chance to present records of such high
professional level...
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Fortune telling and magic in the culture of circassians.
Fortune telling was done by shoulder-blade
of goat or sheep. People could tell the weather, misfortunes,
happyness, wars. There is a story, passed on by circassians
regarding this method of fortune telling
Judicial structure of Shabsougs and Natuhay
society
Shapsougs and Natuhais did
not have permanent courts or judges.
Judges (Tarkohas) are assigned with the
mutual agreement of both parties. The number of judges can change
depending on the difficulty of the case.
Criminal
and Civil Law of Shabsougs and Natuhay
Since prison sentences were
not practiced among Circassians, all the harm had to be repaid in
fines or by death.
Circassians did not have a monetary system, therefore the size of a
fine was defined by standart values accepted since ancient times.
These were: toop, tsu, sxa.
Selebration ceremonies of
pagant tribes.
Circassian
pagants never erected temples to practice their religious
ceremonies. Instead, they were assigning a status of the sacred area
to forest groves where they also kept their holy artifacts.
Pagant gods of Abadzekh, Shabsougs and Natuhay
Sozeris,
the god of the harvest. The
event was celebrated by special prayers at the end of December (as
Christmas). Trees with seven branches were brought into a house.
Branches were decorated with yellow candles, halivas and pieces of
cheese. The tree was called Gamshhut.
For coastal tribes, Sozeris was also a
god of a sea. There is a legend that he crossed Black Sea by walking
on its surface and came back the same way.
Short description of 12 Circassian tribes:
Abadzeh - Besleney -
Bzhedugh - Yegerukay - Zhaney - Kabarday - Memheg - Natuhay -
Temirgoy - Ubyh - Shapsugh - Hatukay...
 Circassian
Music Scores
You can find Circassian music scores of average
diffculty for Pshina here >> |
Gallery of rare paintings and
photos of ethnic dresses and arms
on Adigam.com
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