Čelæxsæty Mary

Ossetian culture through contemporary gaze.

[Čelæxsæty Mary @celaxsaty]

@rajdianos I miss them. Dayana’s voice is a national treasure

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Good old days with my #dywwadæstænon 🤍 Still dreaming of having my own harp one day. These days it feels almost impossible.

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The last one hit me hard. Such an ethereal vibe ✨🦌

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Just stumbled upon a gem from 1989.
Photos from an old album dedicated to the South Ossetian dance ensemble Simd 🤍

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@avzaagzonunaada О)

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Ossetian traditional harp called ‘dywwadæstanon fændyr’.

Small pieces of dance melodies performed by me 🤍

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@rajdianos Divinely beautiful 👏🏻🤍

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In Ossetian culture, a ‘tsyrt’(tsyrtdzævæn) is a traditional tombstone or grave marker. This ancient term traces back to the Alans, the ancestors of modern Ossetians, and reflects Ossetian traditions, spirituality, and reverence for the past.

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Ancient Scythian diadems from Kelermes, 7th century BCE.

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Vintage postcard with Ossetian choreographer Albina Baeva.

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Ossetian women's hats. Made of velvet with ornamental embroidery with gold yarn.

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Ossetian national dress, XIX century.

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@avzaagzonunaada Дæ бон хорз! Стыр бузныг! Мæ бинонтæ сты ирæттæ Гуырдзыстонæй. Цардысты Имерхеуы, раздæр дзы цардысты ирæттæ. Ацы хъæуы куыд дзырдтой, афтæ дзурын иронау 🙏🏻

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@Shurvanovna 🫶

[Alik Puhati @rajdianos]

Liturgy in the mother tongue is an entirely different experience. #ossetian

[Særmæt Gæzzaty @gaezzaty]

Barry Cunliffe:

“I suppose that if you really wanted to see the last remnants of the Scythians or Alans, you would have to go to the Caucasus, to Ossetia. In this area, people still speak Scythian”

[Alik Puhati @rajdianos]

Ossetian heroic song "Kerchy bæstæ". Dedicated to the warriors who died in the Second World War.

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@koctylaeppu @rajdianos 🫂🤍

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North Ossetia by Darya Isakovan

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Performers of Ossetian folk songs from the village of Barzikau. North Ossetian Autonomy, 1927.