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🇬🇪 GeorgiaBerikaobaბერიკაობა An improvised Georgian folk theatre and masquerade of fertility, satire and dramaPerformance · Feasts and festival meals 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreJeti ataЖеті ата A Kazakh custom requiring knowledge of seven direct ancestors to ensure healthy marriages and tribal identity.Folklore

🇦🇲 ArmeniaAgra HadigԱգրա Հադիգ An Armenian ceremony for a baby's first tooth, featuring symbolic items and wheat.Rite of passage

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