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Alaverdoba Festival – Kakheti, 1930

Black and white photograph showing ox-drawn carts and gathered people in an open field with a church building visible in the background.

Local saint’s day “Alaverdoba,” Kakheti, 1930. Photograph by David Kakabadze.

Alaverdoba, a local saint’s day celebration in Kakheti, photographed in 1930 by David Kakabadze. This gelatin silver photograph documents rural gathering practices, ox-drawn carts, and community participation near a church structure in eastern Georgia. The image reflects the continuity of religious and communal traditions during the early Soviet period, when regional festivities remained important elements of social life.

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Date
1930
Photographer
David Kakabadze
Source
Family archive of David Kakabadze
Rights
Public domain - Free to use
David KakabadzeKakhetiEthnographic Regions & Cultural IdentityReligious & Ritual Life