During the excursion to Pshavi I tried to explore the holidays, which are celebrated by Pshavian people during the year. I wanted to know more about: what kind of holidays exists in Pshavi; where and how are they celebrated; and what is the aim of these holidays.

Pshavian people divide their holidays into two parts: church celebrations, which are indicated by the church authorities (e.g. “Giorgoba”, “Mariamoba” and etc.) and folk holidays, which are indicated by the “Khevisberi”, the man who mediates the relationships between the community and the invisible beings (e.g. “Lasharoba”).

During our excursion to the region, I interviewed some local families on such themes: from my respondents’ answers it is possible to argue that, for Pshavian people, besides God there are some other external forces that require worship. It seems that only a small part of the population separates the church celebrations from the folk holidays: in fact, most of them believe that both festivities are sacred and are part of their cultural life.