New Year tree of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria: antique jugs and ancient ornaments
The New
Year tree of Kabardino-Balkaria is decorated with stylizations of jugs,
ornaments of traditional felt carpets - kiiz, large pieces of decoration made
of wild plants and straw.
Geometric and zoomorphic designs predominate
in the ornamental tradition of the region, but plant patterns are also common.
The main folk crafts and trades are ceramics, artistic processing of metal, wood, stone, and weaving.
The most developed among the Balkars are domestic crafts and trades related to the processing of livestock raw materials.
Wool processing and the manufacture of leather goods (horse harness, armor, shoes).
Another meeting of the literary club "What to Read? !" at the National Centre RUSSIA took place on May 22.
The series of educational lectures held as part of the architectural exposition "The Birth of Scale" continues to attract full audiences.
As part of the original educational project of the National Centre RUSSIA "Thursday. Development", a meeting will be held on May 24 dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Sholokhov.
