Georgia was founded in 1732

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Georgia was founded in 1732 by
British Member of Parliament James
Oglethorpe as a felon colony.
Oglethorpe wanted to use the colony
as a place for prisoners who could not
pay their debts.
The social reformer believed that
many debtors were released back into
cities without any form of support.
He wanted to take these people and
give them a second chance in a new
place.

3. It's not called Georgia

IT'S NOT CALLED GEORGIA
Georgians call their country
Sakartvelo. The name consists of two
parts: Kartveli, which refers to an
inhabitant of the core central Georgian
region of Karli-Iberia.
It's not known where the English name
of the country came from, though there
is a theory that might explain it.
St. George is believed to be the patron
saint of Georgia, and thus the name
might have been coined by Christian
reformers in the Middle Ages.

4. It's the cradle of winemaking

IT'S THE CRADLE OF WINEMAKING
Georgia has been producing
wine for at least 8,000 years
and is considered to be the
birthplace of the beverage.
The production of the wine
was accidental.
The grape juice poured in a
shallow pit and was buried
under the ground, turning it
into wine.

5. Why Georgians rarely buy wine in stores

WHY GEORGIANS RARELY BUY WINE IN
STORES
Georgia might just be the
original birthplace of wine,
every family living in
houses with gardens have a
couplewines planted.
Therefore most of the
country's population makes
wine at home.

6. Nobody speaks the Georgian language except for Georgians

NOBODY SPEAKS THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE
EXCEPT FOR GEORGIANS
The Georgian language among 14 unique
languages in the world and has its own alphabet.
Georgian script used to be three different
languages throughout its existence – Nuskhuri,
Asomtarull, and Mkhedruli.
Modern-day Georgia uses Mkhedruli, which has
33 letters and no capital letters.
Another interesting fact is that the Georgian
language has no gender. When speaking to or
about someone, you merely refer to them as
"that".

7. Why Georgian dinner lasts so long?

WHY GEORGIAN DINNER LASTS SO LONG?
Georgian's have a tradition of hosting big
dinners called «Supra», where a table is
full of different dishes and people sit
around it for hours.
The leader of the supra, called the Tamada
or the toastmaker, is in charge of keeping
the audience at the table engaged.
Supra revolves around many toasts, where
a tamada talks for several minutes.
Each toast has it's own theme and the
toastmaker must be very good at
entertaining a crowd and holding his
liquor.

8. Georgian cuisine

GEORGIAN CUISINE
Khinkali
(Georgian Dumplings)
Badrijani Nigvzit
Dolma

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გენაცვალე
«GENATSVALE»
i will replace you.
I mean, I will stand in your place and take all your problems upon myself, I will accept all your pain
on myself. If we take into account the literal translation, then people express love and even a
willingness to sacrifice themselves for it. It is no coincidence that the word was said to children before,
because if there is a person in the world for whom anyone is ready to sacrifice himself, then this is his
own child. Genatsvale is spoken to just strangers on the street, but it definitely means a very friendly
and respectful attitude. This is an invitation to a good relationship.