See Georgian alphabet introduce key stories about country (VIDEO)
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The contemporary Georgian alphabet is a point of interest for many intrigued by its unique design, and now its 33 letters have been made to briefly explain some of the key points about the country.
Georgia Made by Characters, a short video animation, presents each of the alphabet's letters selected to represent a certain word of cultural, historical or social meaning for Georgia.
The four-minute video presents the 'B' with Bassiani — the name of a medieval battle and the basis for the name of Tbilisi's famed underground club — and the 'R' of Rustaveli, the name of the country's famed 12th century poet, among other examples.
The choices of selected words are emphasised with visual illustration, such as the graphic of a qvevri wine storage vessel around the letter 'Gh' — the first character in the Georgian word ghvino, for wine.
Created to mark Georgia taking over the status of the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair from France, the video was released by the Georgian National Book Centre and the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of the country.
Georgia will become the Guest of Honour of the major book event for its 2018 edition, while the handover of the status will take place next Sunday, the conclusive day of this year's fair.
The three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet — of which the one presented in the video is used in the current formal writing — was added to UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year.
Book presentations, meetings with authors and stands hosting over a dozen publishers will await visitors interested in discovering Georgian literature at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
A special display in Georgia's capital Tbilisi is celebrating the legacy of the Georgian alphabet, which was added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last week.
The Georgian alphabet, described as a "living culture of three writing systems”, has been added to UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Georgian calligraphists, language enthusiasts and businesses are uniting to promote the unique Georgian alphabet and encouraging people use it on their electronic devices.
Teachers from all over the country have gathered today to celebrate the World Teachers' Day in the Georgian capital of Georgia. Congratulating the teachers with this special day on behalf of the Government of Georgia, Education Minister Alexandre Jejelava wished them health and success.
You can now learn about Georgian authors and book translations set to be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair even before going to the event launching next week.
Some of the latest and best Georgian literature and its award-winning authors are ready for visitors of the Frankfurt Book Fair, as the major event opened earlier today.
Georgia has been officially handed the status of the Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair on the final day of the major international book event, as the country begins gearing up to bear the title at next year's fair.
German-speaking translators are invited to apply for the a newly launched residency program allowing them to live in Georgia's capital and work on making some of the most fascinating examples of local literature available in German language.
The Georgian alphabet has been featured in a new UNESCO publication that aims to introduce the world’s writing systems to interested readers.
Officials of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) are learning about the Georgian alphabet and its history via an exhibition in the halls of a venue in Strasbourg which launched this week.
The UNESCO-recognised writing systems of Georgian alphabet and posters from the Georgian theatre and cinema scene are going on display at a Danish museum to mark a century since the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The art of Georgian writing will be introduced to audiences in the central German city of Offenbach less than a week before Georgia goes under spotlight at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month.
Georgian civil education teacher Lado (Vladimer) Apkhazava working in Chibati village, Guria region, has been named one of the 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize.
A famous Georgian proverb has been carved on a new block of pavement in a district of The Hague, Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported today.
A workshop for teachers titled ‘Teacher – Guide to Europe’ has opened during European Days and 150 teachers from across Georgia are participating.
Georgia joined in the World Teachers' Day celebrations in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi yesterday. Giorgi Tchautchidze, a teacher from the Marneuli public school #2 in the Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli became the winner of the National Teacher Prize.