According to the Circassian calendar, the year 6235 is coming; on this day, life on earth begins a new cycle. Circassians celebrated the new year on the night of March 21st to 22nd.🌗This day is the day of the vernal equinox, meaning the duration of day and night become equal. 🌱This day is also considered […]
In Circassian (Adyghe) society, the institution of the djeguako (djeguak’we) was not merely a corporation of artists, but a fundamental instrument of social regulation, a repository of historical memory, and a powerful factor in national consolidation. The djeguako were professional folk creators whose art saw magical functions transform over time into aesthetic and political ones.Social […]
It is very interesting to know whether my followers, especially the younger ones, are familiar with such profound Adyghe concepts as “екlу” and “емыкlу”. I have no doubt that they are well known to our older generation. But has everyone managed to pass these ancient, fundamental concepts on to their children? I sincerely hope so, […]
According to the results of a large-scale, comprehensive study of the Kabardian horse genome, conducted under the leadership of the Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany), using the latest technologies in molecular genetics and original software and hardware complexes for monitoring horse training parameters: ‼️ SUMMARY: The Kabardian horse breed (contrary to existing versions of its […]
“Arrogance” is a term invented for the Circassian by enslavers, and at the same time by those they had already enslaved. It arose because the Circassian did not tolerate despots and tyrants over himself, and because of his free way of life. The Circassian was proud, but not arrogant, remaining approachable and simple. Pride is […]
In critical moments, the people are capable of immediate consolidation. Every individual feels a personal responsibility for what is happening. This is due to the fact that Circassians share a unified understanding of what is proper and what is not, based on Adygaghe and Adyghe Khabze. Adyghe Khabze is a moral and legal code, a […]
The emergence of the princely family of the Atazhukiny dates to the seventeenth century. It is known that in 1615, after the death of Kaziy Psheapshkov, his son Khatakshuko (the distorted form — Atazhuka) became one of the most influential princes of Kabarda. In the 1630s, Greater (Kaziy’s) Kabarda was divided among three brothers — […]
“A monument will be erected here” — a grand promise, but is it one that will be kept? These stones have been standing for 10 to 20 years already. We have lost count of how many times we have tried to raise the question of replacing them with the promised monuments. Why is such negligence […]
Adygaghe is a mechanism of mental organisation and ethical rationalisation of the facts and relationships of reality — a socially determined means of constructing social reality. But it is at the same time the freedom of choice and the realisation of the desired or the possible within the framework of a certain moral continuum, where, […]
