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It just happened that my day at Tsminda Sameba church coincided with an important religious celebration, apparently the Maria Madloba. Dozens of cars, carriages and trucks full of people started to appear on the plateau. In a few hours, the peaceful atmosphere from early morning has gradually turned into a crowd, where hundreds of families started queuing up to enter the church, give it a tour and afterwards stop on the plateau for lunch. Some families have even brought lambs and started to kill and cook them. An afternoon rain dampened the
festivities a bit, which was good news for the lambs......
Updated Dec 2, 2006
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According to ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus the Titan, the father of the Greek Noah, is considered the benefactor of mankind.
Zeus assigned Prometheus the task of forming man from water and earth, which he did, but in the process, Prometheus became fonder of men than Zeus had anticipated. Zeus didn't share Prometheus' feelings and wanted to prevent men from having power, especially over fire. But Prometheus disobeyed Zeus and allowed mankind an attribute of the Gods, the gift of fire. As a result, Prometheus was punished by Zeus to be chained on a rock on the Kazbeg mountain, where an eagle ate his liver every day.
Trekking Mount Kazbeg in search for the rock where Prometheus was chained has become very popular.
Updated Dec 2, 2006
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As with other Orthodox Churches in Georgia, if you're female, you need to cover your head before entering a church. At the Holy Trinity Church, however, not only do you have to cover your head, you also have to wear a skirt. Well, I don't wear skirts, and I certainly wouldn't wear one when hiking up a mountain.
The nice priests know this too, and they have these navy blue wrap around skirts for the female visitor to use when entering the church buildings. It's not all that bad, since it adds an extra layer of warmth!
Also, as I learned, do NOT smoke anywhere on the church complex.
Written Oct 24, 2006
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As with other Orthodox Churches in Georgia, if you're female, you need to cover your head before entering a church. At the Holy Trinity Church, however, not...
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Q: This is incredibly embarrassing, but I can't find any information regarding weather for Kazbegi, either current or historical. ...
A: The weather should be nice but you'd better take worm clothing. Bear in mind that there may be exceptions as well if it starts raining or whatever. For ex. yesterday it...
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Kazbegi. Ok. I'm not a climber/trekker/hiker/whatever, but well worth it to get to the mountains here. And, hike. Not only will you be out of breath from the walk. It'll take your breath away.
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Kazbegi: great place to get away from it all :)
Kazbegi is a beautiful town near the Russian border. Many travellers head to this town to see the beautiful mountains and the famous church that has become a symbol of Georgia. The town has a lot to...
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The highlight of my trip of 2001 was undoubtedly Kazbegi...a white-knuckle ride in a minibus whose driver had a penchant for overtaking at speed on blind corners, staying with a local family and...
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Kazbegi is situated in a valley about 1750 metres above sea level in the Caucasus region. The surrounding landscape is beautiful with impressive mountaintops (Mt Kazbeg is the highest peak with its......
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Kazbegi is one of the few places in the world where you can get the "end of the world feeling" It is 20km to Russia and not far away from Tschetschenia. The mountains are absolutely nice and the...
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