Khantsi

Name (also Kantsi) for a drinking horn in Georgia, which is made from a goat or ram's horn. It is fitted with a silver cuff and a chain with which it can be hung. The vessel is a traditional element of the "supra", a formal dinner at which toasts are made and then toasted. This is controlled by the "Tamada" (table master), who is chosen at the beginning of the banquet. Tamada is also a brand of the company Georgia Wine & Spirits (GWS), which markets Georgian wines under this name. Tamada is derived from Persian "dāmād" (son-in-law, groom), according to another version from Adygean "тхьаматэ" (leader, chieftain).

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This person steers the proceedings and his role is similar to that of the symposiarch at the ancient symposium. He must know the traditional toasts, be able to make spontaneous poems and have the necessary pathos. He makes the first toast, which is varied by the other guests. They drink to parents, friends, relatives, the past or the future of Georgia. The filled horn must be drunk or held in the hand, as it cannot be put down due to the risk of spilling. However, there are also variants with a stand. Traditionally, wine produced in clay amphorae (kvevri) using the Kakhetian method is drunk from it. See also under drinking culture and wine vessels.

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