Matani

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Matani ( Georgian მატანი ) is a village in Akhmeta Municipality , Kakheti Region , Georgia . In the village there is a basilica church Tskhrakara and the ruins of the palace of the noble family Choloqashvili .

Several religious festivals are celebrated in Matani every year, among them the Didbatonoba (a local St. George's festival, November 23rd), the Lascharoba (in autumn) and the Zichegoroba (local variant of Easter Tuesday).

The Georgian national hero Kakuza Choloqashvili was born in Matani .

literature

  • Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 6, p. 487, Tbilisi, 1983