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Kalmyks: nomads of Europe

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Kalmyks is the only people in Europe who speaks language of the Mongolian group, confesses the world's oldest religion - Buddhism - and is the representative of the nomadic culture. All this bounds Kalmyks to its ancient motherland - Central Asia…
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Kazakhs: being a nomad means to be alive

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In the language of the Kazakhs words "to live" and "to roam" are synonyms as well as permanent moving with the flocks of cattle was not only a way of life of the nomad but also a basis of his world outlook...
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Feast in the Georgian culture

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the cultural life of the Georgians feasts play an important role. Till present time mass feasts are the essential festive event which continues keeping to the archaic scenario of the participants' behavior
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