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THE TRADITION OF HOSPITALITY IN VAJA PSHAVELA'S “GUEST and HOST” POEM: ”TODAY HE IS MY GUEST...“

Summary/Abstract: The Georgian nation has always been a hospitable nation. Georgians believe that the guest came from God and welcomes them. This is a common tradition in every region of Georgia. In this article, Georgian traditions are mentioned with the example of the famous Georgian writer-poet Vaja Pshavela's famous poem “Guest and Host”. In this poem, our poet mentions especially two things: hospitality and blood feud. The hero of the poem, Coğola, is host but will face the fact that his guest is a blood shed. Unaware that his guest is his brother’s murderer, he is anxious to entertain his guest, who is invited to his house, in a way that is appropriate to his culture. Being a killer does not change the fact that the person who comes to the house is a guest and the guest from God must be hosted in the best way. Although these two traditions (hospitality - blood feud) are together and are not equal, their names are not mentioned at the same time. Both are completely different elements. The heros of the poem, who are noble and polite, remain loyal to the tradition of hospitality and entertain the guest for him. Because our poet Vaja Pshavela knows this rule and he writes in this way. Because only the chosen and special people think and act like this; it adds so much value to their lives.

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