Culture Of Azerbaijan

🇦🇿📍Azerbaijani tea culture customs reflect ancient traditions and local hospitality.

March 31, commemorated in the Republic of Azerbaijan as the Day of #Genocide of Azerbaijanis, reflects the memory of the bloody massacres committed against Azerbaijanis in 1918. #31MarchGenocide

🇦🇿🕌Ramazan bayramınız mübarək olsun! Eid Mubarak! Wish you all a very happy and peaceful Eid.

🇦🇿🌱Today, Azerbaijan celebrates one of its most cherished holidays – Novruz Bayram. Novruz is a holiday when people get together to greet the coming spring.  Wishing everyone a very happy Novruz ! Novruz Bayramınız Mübarək !

🇦🇿📍Novruz celebrations 🎞️From the film "The Tempestuous Kura" (Dəli Kür) 1969

🇦🇿🌱Novruz holiday in #Shusha (1988)

🇦🇿🌱Azerbaijan is celebrating the last Tuesday before Novruz - Ilakhir or Torpag Chershenbesi (Last or Earth Tuesday) - on March 17. Being a symbol of awakening the spring, Last Tuesday means the beginning of field work.

🇦🇿🥀We remember the 34th anniversary of the atrocious incident inscribed into the pages of history as the “Khojaly Genocide ” where humanity ceased to exist and our consciences were deeply shaken. #KhojalyGenocide

🇦🇿🥀Ashraf Heybat's painting representing the Khojaly tragedy. #JusticeforKhojaly

🇦🇿🍵Khash (Xaş) Khash is one of the signature dishes of Azerbaijani cuisine. Khash it’s a soup made from stewed sheep or cow’s trotters.

🇦🇿🥀We remember our Martyrs who sacrificed their lives for independence and territorial integrity of #Azerbaijan with deepest respect and gratitude. We won't forget anything! #BlackJanuary 📸 @REZAphotography

🇦🇿📍Tea time in the plantation. Lankaran, 1950

🇦🇿☕🫖Drinking tea in Azerbaijan is very pleasant due to the ancient traditions of tea ceremonies. Everyone who visits the country should take time to have tea at a traditional tea ceremony.

The opening ceremony of the “Tea House” in Aghdam was held on July 26, 1986. Author of the project was Naig Samadov, the chief architect of Aghdam in the years 1984-1988. The tea house was completely destroyed during the occupation of Aghdam.

🇦🇿📍Music festival near the monument to Uzeyir Hajibeyov,Shusha. 1988

🇦🇿🎼Today is Uzeyir Hajibeyov’s birthday . He is a prominent Azerbaijani composer, music-scientist, publicist, dramatist, pedagogue, and public figure, founder of modern Azerbaijani professional music and national opera.

🇦🇿📍Quymaq is a rich Azerbaijani dessert, high in calories, made from the simplest of ingredients – flour, clarified butter and water. It is traditionally given to mothers who have just given birth and to patients after surgery to keep their strength up.

🇦🇿📍Nakhchivan 1971.

26 June - Happy Armed Forces Day!🇦🇿 Long live Azerbaijan!🇦🇿 Long live the Azerbaijani Army! 🇦🇿

Qurban bayramınız mübarək olsun! Eid Al-Adha Mubarak!