The annual "Dadaloba" festival will be held in Indurta (in Tsovata) on Sunday 5 August. --- This day - now a "supra"-style feast attended by a handful of Bats - apparently used to be a sort of "day of judgement" (the name's etymology). Incredibly, according to what I have been told, crimes in ancient Tsovata basically went unjudged (and therefore unpunished) until a decision was made during this one day in August. On "dadaloba", a meeting attended by all the village headmen - usually the heads of the Bats families - passed judgement upon crimes committed during the previous year. --- Expect a "dori" (a horse-race), music, and feasting.
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5 comments:
I have just read your entry and I shall be in Verkhovani on Aug 5 for 3 days How far is the Dadaloba festival. I will have 6 horses my family and two guides oh yes and a tent. Our trip over two weeks will go from Sheko ,Darlto , Chescho.I would be very interested to know what sort of time such a trip might take and how far. Your blogg is excellent, I've been trying to find out about the Bat people for ages.
Cheers Chris
Verkhovani is about a kilometre W of Dzhvarboseli in the Gometsari Valley, so about 15km from Indurta in the Tsovatistsqali valley, where the Dadaloba will be held. Type the name into the search box at http://nona.net/features/map/
I'm not sure how long your planned trip would take (I've never been to Tusheti!), but I will try to find out for you.
(And by the way: I think a festival will be held in Parsma on 9 August.)
Thanks for reading the blog!
Hello again, Chris.
Regarding your planned trip to Tusheti this summer, I suggest you get in touch with Heiner at kaukasus@gmail.com (If you haven't done so already! - his are the excellent blogs on Georgia and Tusheti etc.)
I hope to see you in Indurta in August! Keep in touch.
Best,
a
Privet Alex,
C'ess pas sans émotion de redécouvrir ces schémas et ces photos!
Alors t'en es où? Je suis en manque de la chanteuse du Pankissi!!!
Pajaaaalusta!
Pepela
Alex,
Just found your reply and I'm sorry we did not make it . We were in Pasma ( some call it Fasma)on the 4th Aug and expect to go back in 2008. Tusheti is one of the most magnificent places on the planet . We have been invited to return to Shenako this year for copious quantities of cha cha thanks for your help.
Cheers chris
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