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Toastmaster for Georgian wedding Giyom

It's no secret that a wedding is a very important event in the life of every person, regardless of nationality. The only difference is that when organizing the event, certain traditions are observed depending on the affiliation of the newlyweds and their families to a particular country.

It has become quite fashionable to celebrate weddings in Moscow in the style of other nationalities, while being Russian. Georgian wedding is no exception. Very often, orders are received for the services of a Georgian host for a wedding in compliance with the best Georgian rituals. Georgian toastmaster Giyom perfectly fulfills any wish for holding and organizing a Georgian wedding. When ordering his services, you will be satisfied, and your guests will not forget such an event for a very long time. And don’t forget that every Georgian wedding is accompanied by Georgian music and songs. If desired, you can order a DJ in addition to the services of the toastmaster. You can find out the necessary details by calling us at the Banquet Moscow agency at any time convenient for you or by filling out the form feedback at the bottom of the presenter page. We will help make your wedding day unforgettable.

Host for Georgian holidays in Moscow with songs and music

Georgian celebrations have always been characterized by cheerful customs and rituals. Every day more and more Moscow residents order a Georgian toastmaster for Georgian events, anniversaries accompanied by cheerful songs and music.

One of the most common Georgian holidays is the Georgian holiday Bedoba or, as it is also called, Fate Day. There is a belief that how you spend this day will pass the whole year. On the second day after the New Year, Georgians strive to dress in everything that is clean, new, festive and elegant. On this day it is strictly forbidden to swear, clean, quarrel with relatives and loved ones even over trifles. Bad signs also include being late or being separated from loved ones. Lying, lending money, crying or being nervous also does not bode well on the day of Bedoba celebration. The start of the day must be met early in the morning with a smile on your face. On this day, you need to do what your heart desires, including having a noisy celebration. And who else but the Georgian toastmaster can help in such a matter.

Georgian toastmaster Giyom works together with a DJ. This means that at your holiday, anniversary or corporate party there will be a lot of fun music, catchy songs and dances.

It is not only customary to order the services of a Georgian presenter on traditional holidays. You can also take advantage of the wonderful company of the toastmaster when organizing absolutely any holiday. Particularly popular is also the organization of birthdays and anniversaries for guests from Georgia and residents of Moscow. An appropriate scenario will be selected according to your wishes, which will make the event unforgettable, and national songs and energetic music will make anyone dance. Hurry up to order the services of a Georgian host for your holiday.

Special films have always been made in Georgia - deep, touching and very sensual. the site remembered the amazing Georgian actresses who are especially loved in Russia

Special films have always been made in Georgia - deep, touching and very sensual. the site remembered the amazing Georgian actresses who are especially loved in Russia.

Sofiko Chiaureli

Actress Chiaureli - during her life she played more than a hundred roles in theater and cinema. Sofiko was born into the family of director Mikhail Chiaureli, whose films Stalin was very fond of. Her mother was the great Georgian theater actress Veriko Andzhaparidze. While studying at VGIK, Sofiko married film director Georgy Shengelaya. The actress's acting talent was so multifaceted that friends and colleagues called her Rainbow. Together with her second husband Kote Makharadze, a famous Georgian actor and sports commentator, Chiaureli organized a theater in Tbilisi, which was named after her mother “Veriko”. In the early 2000s, she became the artistic director of this theater. In 2007, the actress received a terrible fatal diagnosis. She struggled with serious illness during a year. Chiaureli passed away in 2008. Sofiko has said more than once that Russia and Georgia are united by something more than friendship and neighborhood, namely a great feeling called love.

The star of Leonid Kvinikhidze's musical comedy "Sky Swallows" was born in Tbilisi in 1960. The young actress made her debut in Georgy Danelia’s film “Don’t Cry” in 1968. Ninidze got married for the first time at the age of 17. Her chosen one was the son of the famous Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli and director Shengelaya - Niko. Then there were two more marriages. One day Iya fell in love with married man named Lado. He was a fan of her talent. Lado struggled with a serious illness and passed away surrounded by his family. Iya, for obvious reasons, could not be there. The news about the death of her lover crippled the actress. She even thought about throwing herself out of the window. Her children kept her from doing this. For their sake, Ninidze moved to Moscow, where she lives to this day.

Leila Abashidze

Abashidze is a versatile actress. She shone on the screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. The actress played her first film role when she was still a schoolgirl. Her parents were victims Stalin's repressions. After graduating from the Rustaveli Tbilisi Theater Institute, Leila got a job at the Georgia Film studio. Abashidze’s work in Siko Dolidze’s film “Dragonfly” brought him all-Union fame. The film was released in 1954. The role of the carefree girl Marine, who meets great love, has become business card actresses. Now Leila Mikhailovna is 86 years old. Abashidze is also known as a screenwriter and director.

The actress Kavjaradze was born in the capital of Georgia in 1959. TO at this moment Lika starred in almost 30 films. The most famous film with her participation is the work of director Tengiz Abuladze “The Tree of Desire”. The film was filmed in 1977. The director himself calls his film a work about people who are illuminated by a dream. The director managed to bring very specific details of the life of a pre-revolutionary Georgian village into the metaphorical style of this parable film. Kavjaradze performed the role surprisingly accurately and talentedly main character Marita. Many fans of Lika Kavjaradze’s work call her the most beautiful Georgian film actress. The audience fell in love with Lika for her incredible charm and amazing smile. It is known that the actress is now working on Georgian television.

Georgia is wine and barbecue, eloquence and hospitality. If you want to understand a person, sit at the table with him. We went to Tbilisi, sat down at the table with the toastmaster and became convinced that Georgians know a way not only to stop time, but also to significantly lengthen life

The Georgian feast is a mystical ritual born of love. Keyword here it is “love”. Nature breathes it, the air is saturated, space is charged. Love is felt in every toast pronounced during the feast. The way toastmaster Luarsab Togonidze carefully rolls the wine in a glass before taking a sip. In the way he looks at his wife Nino, who gave him five children.

Tamada Luarsab Togonidze weighs every word. By the way, the toast raised by the guests to the toastmaster during the feast is considered the last. After it, everyone needs to disperse or choose a new toastmaster

Luarsab is a powerful, two-meter tall, bearded mountaineer. His wife Nino is a petite brunette. “The first time I saw Nino was in 1997. Naturally, during a feast, at the wedding of our mutual friend.”

In Tbilisi, Luarsab is a legendary personality. And not only because of the toasts... In fact, the profession of “toastmaster” does not exist in Georgia. Festive table They usually lead by calling and at the request of the organizers. Of course, it's free. Togonidze's main occupation is sewing and selling national costumes, the patterns for which he himself reconstructed from museum exhibits and old photographs. In addition, Luarsab is a vibrant performer of church chants and the owner of several restaurants. So he has enough knowledge and experience to share with others. Naturally, at the table.

According to Luarsab, in the atmosphere of a real feast there is an invisible magic that is created by good wine, which allows a person to open his heart, and good company. Love and friendship must reign between those gathered, otherwise the holiday will not take place, no matter how master the toastmaster is. Therefore, each toast ends with a general exclamation of “Gaumarjos!” - wishes of health to everyone present. At the Georgian table everyone is equal, as before God. The first toast is made to him. Always.

For the Almighty

When God distributed the earth among the nations, the Georgians sat peacefully, drank wine and ate barbecue. They had no time to participate in this fussy process. The Almighty was so touched by their behavior that he took and gave them Georgia - the land that he had saved for himself, says Luarsab Togonidze, and pride can be heard in his voice.

Any toastmaster has a clear and universal structure for holiday speeches. But a real toastmaster must bring something personal to the toast, from his own life experience, his love. The Loire Saba, like most of his compatriots, special relationship with God blessing.

- My relatives even in Soviet times When there was persecution of faith, they openly praised the Almighty at the table. After all, the meal is historically a continuation church service. And wine symbolizes the blood of Christ. This is a sacred drink for us. People don't drink wine to get drunk. Among Georgians, this condition is considered shameful! Wine allows us to touch our glorious traditions. Gaumardjos!

For eternity

There is a legend about Georgian emigrants who sat for a long time in a Parisian restaurant. The visitors were constantly changing, and some, when leaving, asked the waiters what kind of people they were? The waiters answered: “Oh, these are Georgians, now they don’t feel time...” Indeed, for a Georgian feast there is no such thing as time! When we sit down at the table, the clock hands stop.

At the Georgian feast, the “gone” are always invisibly present. Therefore, here, when remembering the dead (an obligatory toast, regardless of the occasion of the meeting), it is customary to clink glasses: they are alive as long as they are remembered and loved. In the end, everyone will meet again someday and, of course, sit down at the table.

“I’ve had this metaphysical feeling more than once,” says Luarsab, “you sit at the table for seven or eight hours and don’t even notice it.” Toasts, singing, energy seem to fascinate and put you into hypnosis. At the same time - a paradox - you realize that life is very short... We drink to those who no longer exist. Because when they leave, you inevitably become less. Gaumardjos!..

Georgia adopted Christianity at the beginning of the 4th century. The patroness of the country is the Blessed Virgin Mary

For the bounty of the earth

- ...But the earth both takes and gives. Especially one as fertile as in Kakheti! (This region in eastern Georgia, famous for its ancient wine-making history, is often called the Bordeaux of the Caucasus. - Note “Around the World.”) One day I was talking with a friend about why there was so little famous people originally from Kakheti. And we came to the conclusion that here the land provides the locals with all the benefits in abundance. Therefore, people do not need to strive to the capital, go out of their way to achieve something and stand out. I think winemakers will confirm my words.

To maintain dynamic communication at the table, the toastmaster often chooses someone for alaverda - the continuation of the toast he started. The one who takes over the baton must develop the previous topic. For Togonidze’s friend, winemaker Iago Bitarishvili, who produces wine using ancient technology, this is not difficult.

I don't consider myself a winemaker. I'm just helping nature give birth to wine! You can't fool nature. One of my friends, when he was a student in Moscow back in Soviet times, went to grow potatoes. An old, blind grandfather took over the work from them, so they picked up one bag and took turns presenting it to the old man. But he just nodded contentedly and drew sticks for the teams. What I mean is that both a person and the system can be deceived. But land is not allowed... We say: “ Bad person won’t make good wine.” The quality of wine is a test of humanity.

Classic Georgian shoti bread is baked in round ovens made of refractory bricks. There is a belief that bread loves it when people sing while it is being prepared. Only in this case it turns out crispy and aromatic.

The harvested grape harvest is processed in a marani - a special room. First, the grapes are crushed with their feet in a satskhaneli - a winepress hollowed out from a single trunk. coniferous tree. This is the most gentle method in which the grape seeds remain intact, which eliminates unwanted bitterness in the taste of the wine. The squeezed juice from the press goes into egg-shaped vessels buried in the ground with a capacity of up to 2000 liters - qvevri - for fermentation, aging and subsequent storage. The location of the qvevri underground makes it possible to achieve a stable temperature of 14 °C - optimal for storing an alcoholic product. Many Georgian families still make wine in this ancient way. From grapes from one harvest, Yago produces about 1,200 bottles, which are supplied to small wine shops in Europe, America and even Japan. By the way, according to Luarsab, Georgian wine began to be exported to Europe around the 19th century.

- Then Mukhrani wines began to be supplied to France. At first they were not popular with local restaurateurs. And Prince Bagration-Mukhransky came up with this move: students dressed in rich suits went to restaurants. With the allocated money, they made luxurious orders and asked to be served Mukhrani wines. Having heard from the waiters that such wines were not available, the mysterious guests paid and, without touching the food, left with scandals. Gradually, restaurant owners had to expand their wine list. So let's drink to the generosity of our land! Gaumardjos!

Take hold of the horns You rarely see such a variety of individual drinking devices as in Georgia. 1. Azarpeshi- low round glasses with a long flat handle, reminiscent of a scoop in shape.

2. Kula- a closed wooden vessel with a long, low neck. When drinking from it, it beats like a small drum. There is an opinion that Georgian men used kula to prepare themselves before battles.

3. Akvani- a vessel in the form of a ceramic cradle, holding about half a liter. People drink from this type of glass to celebrate the birth of a child.

4. Karkara- a spherical metal vessel with a curved neck consisting of three intertwined tubes.

5. Chinchila- a small jug that holds about a glass of wine.

6. Khanzi - different sizes the horns are usually decorated with silver plates. The largest one usually goes around in circles.

7. Tasi- hemispherical cup without handles.

For guests

There is a tradition in Georgia: during the feast, a reserve is always made for random guests - we are waiting for new friends! True, not everyone came to us with an open heart and good intentions... But this did not change our attitude towards strangers.

It is customary for Georgians to drink to the dregs “For God”, “For the Motherland”, “For those who are no longer with us”. In other cases, you can just take a sip and put the glass on the table

Any guest is a holiday for the owners. They are in a hurry to bring the best to the table. Following lobio, satsivi and khachapuri, there appear kebabs wrapped in pita bread, charcoal-fried meat, sizzling khinkali, and steaming dolma. Wine is on display - a lot of wine, and each has its own character. Georgians try it and wait to see how it works. After three glasses you can understand its strength.

One Russian friend of Luarsaba, while in Tbilisi, once came to a Georgian house and was asked to repair a TV. Meanwhile, the owner's wife began to set the table. Soon the neighbors arrived, having learned that there was a guest in the house. As a result, we sat at the table all night. The TV was never fixed.

- We have a wonderful belief. The time spent communicating with guests does not count towards life. Thus, every guest is dear, because he, without knowing it, prolongs our life! Gaumardjos!

For the children

Children also extend our lives. Georgian folk wisdom says that the real school for children is the family! But the main thing is that the “teachers” are kind, strict and fair, and that the “lessons” become a holiday.

A good toastmaster is an excellent speaker, able to feel and hold the audience, knowing the limits in songs, jokes and philosophical sayings. His task is to create a spirit of unity in the company. You can't just learn this. One becomes a toastmaster gradually, listening to the wisdom of elders at the table from a young age and learning to understand wine.

- At family feasts, children can see all relatives. We learn everything important in life at the table. I was about four years old when I first tasted wine. Literally took a sip. This made me feel like part of the family. My relatives always looked at me as an equal. And they listened to me as an equal. We thought together: for so much, it’s always a dialogue. You can express an opinion, but you can't start a fight. We still gather in our father's house in joy and sorrow. And wine helps us solve problems. It relieves stress and softens the heart. In the West, psychoanalysts come up with group therapy and various other methods, but we don’t need all this. All problems are solved in the family at the table! My son is five years old, he is just like me: he always wants to make a speech. To our children and continue the traditions of the Georgian feast, our land. Gaumardjos!

Motherland famous variety Saperavi grapes - Alazani Valley, a unique region of Kakheti with exceptional natural conditions

For mothers

We had to fight a lot, many men died. Therefore, in Georgia, a woman is the personification of sacred power, life itself, its continuation... Let's say I have a business degree and several restaurants, but everything - both business and family - rests on Nino! All this exists only due to her irrepressible energy!

The worst insult for a Georgian is disrespect for his mother. From childhood, everyone is brought up to love her. No wonder one of the main symbols of Tbilisi was the “Mother Georgia” monument, erected on the top of Sololaki Hill in 1958, when the city celebrated its 1500th anniversary.

History remembers times when only men took part in the holiday, or when men and women sat together different sides table. Now everyone is at the table together. There are even women who lead the table, acting as toastmaster.

- Nowadays many people use social media. They don’t see friends, only their photos! But people must feel each other. There is something living-creating, eternal in this. This is our identification code. That’s why as long as Georgia is alive, there will always be wine and toast! Gaumardjos!

Traveler's reminder Tbilisi. Georgia DISTANCE from Moscow ~ 1650 km (2 hours 30 minutes flight) TIME coincides with Moscow VISA For a stay of up to 90 days, Russians do not need CURRENCY GEL (1 GEL ~ 20 rub.) What to do in Georgia SEE one of the performances at the Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater (from 5 GEL).

EAT Adjarian khachapuri (6 GEL) at the Funicular restaurant on Mount Mtatsminda, which offers stunning views of Tbilisi. DRINK Georgian grape brandy, or simple chacha (60–70%). Price - from 25 GEL per 0.5 liter bottle in any specialized store.

LIVE in the center of Old Tbilisi at the Kopala Hotel, overlooking the Kura River (double room about $100 per night). Nearby is the Abanotubani quarter, famous for its baths on natural sulfur springs. MOVE by metro and bus (ticket for one and a half hours - 50 tetri (0.5 lari), by minibus - 80 tetri).

BUY Kakhetian churchkhela as a gift. Choose the one that is softer, it contains less starch (1.5 GEL per piece); for yourself - a traditional wine horn made of silver or brass (from 60 GEL). Photo: ITAR-TASS, PHOTOBANK “LORI”, PHOTOXPRESS, SHUTTERSTOCK, GOOGLE; DIGITAL GLOBE, 2014

Photos: Razhden Gamezardashvili