3.9K views · 95 reactions | Sword fight. Circassian warriors go berserk and engage in a fierce battle. The fiercest fight in the Caucasus can be stopped by a woman by merely dropping her kerchief between the warring parties. The elders are there to remind the recalcitrant warriors that custom is the ultimate chief. Performed by the Kabardian State Dance Ensemble "Kabardinka" in Nalchik in 2016. | Circassian Culture and Folklore | Facebook

41K views · 762 reactions | Circassian cheese... One of the secrets of longevity in Circassia! Circassian cheese, its by-products, and the national dishes and tidbits made of it are both very delicious and highly salubrious. | Circassian Culture and Folklore | Facebook

From traditional Circassian cottage industries: Manufacture of felt caps A centenarian Circassian woman, Zhansuret, demonstrates (in Circassian) the manufacture of a traditional Circassian felt cap (упщIэ пыIэ). The whole household is involved in this ancient trade. Zhansuret counsels young people to learn this "profitable" cottage industry. This is one of the obsolescent home industries in Circassia. Interview conducted by TV journalist Asiat Bizho (Бижо Асият), Kabardian Television, 1990s. | C

The (Russian) dancers of the prestigious Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble premiere the traditional Circassian dance “Lhapeteit” (“Лъапэтет”) (better known as “Gwascheghase” [“Гуащэгъасэ”]) to a live musical performance by the famous Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra of an ancient Circassian tune arranged for a symphony orchestra. The concert was held in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Ensemble at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, on 10 February 201

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