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Tea Ceremonies
Tea plays an important role in the daily lives of the people living in Shimshal. Usually it is mixed with yak milk and sugar to make a sweet chai-style drink. In the days prior to the Kuch Festivals, family members that remainded in Shimshal, rather than travel to the high pastures, would meet at each other's homes share a cup of team and share stories of the family members returning.
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Shepherd with Lamb
The herders of Shimshal used 3 types of animals primarily - yak, sheep and goats. Yaks are highly prized and valued, easily commanding over $1000 USD per animal. The herders and farmers rarely ate any of their animals, due to how valuable they were. Their diet comprised bread, meager vegetable they could grow, cheese and milk. On a special festival, like the Kuch Festival, they would slaughter a goat or a sheep; but mostly they sold the animals because of the amount of money the animals would fetch at market.
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The Cathedral, Ani. Eastern Turkey.
The Cathedral, also called Surp Asdvadzadzin (the Church of the Holy Mother of God), was built in 989 AD by King Smbat II. The building wasn't completed until 1001 AD. It had a domed basilica, but that structure collapsed in 1319 AD. The building contains pointed arches and clustered piers to give it a Gothic style. The Cathedral was designed by the architect Trdat. It's one of the best preserved of the Ani churches.
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Toppled column head in the Basilica. Ani, Eastern Turkey.
Today, most of what remains at Ani are the towering walls of churches and fortifications. In the Basilica, a number of well-preserved column heads can still be found throughout the site.
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