🇬🇪 Holidays and weekends of January in Georgia.

During the Christmas, which is an official holiday, I decided to remind you what other significant days will be this month:
07.01. - Christmas (holiday and day off)
14.01. - National Flag Day (holiday)
19.01. - Baptism of the Lord (holiday and day off)
27.01. - Saint Nino's Day (holiday)

👮🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈 Georgian transgender girl Liza Kistauri killed in Belgium.

The girl has not appeared on social networks since 25.12. She was reportedly severely beaten before her death.
ℹ️ Liza Kistauri lived in Antwerp and was a popular blogger, her Facebook page has over 83,000 followers, and her TikTok account has hundreds of thousands of views.

🚗 Penalties for traffic violations in Georgia.

After the news that fines began to arrive on foreign plates, and, let me remind you, they affect the non-admission to the country in case of non-payment, we made a small reminder for car owners. Today we will tell you about where to check for fines, how to pay and what an unpaid fine can threaten.
📈 Point system
Georgia has a point system for drivers. At the beginning of the every calendar year, the driver is awarded 100 points, and a certain number of points are debited for each violation. If you reach 0, then you are deprived of your driver license for 1 year or until you retake the exam. You can retake the exam earlier, then the rights will be returned faster.
👮‍♂️ Fines in Georgia
Points are not the only sanction. You may be fined for violating traffic rules. A protocol for violating traffic rules in Georgia is drawn up on the spot and given a period of 30 days to pay it to the bank and 10 days to appeal the fine. If not paid, then the fine is doubled, and a month later tripled + deprivation of rights for half a year.
🔎 Check for fines
Not sure if there is a fine or suspect that it might be? The Georgian police have two similar services: service 1 and service 2. Both are available in English. Using the second link, you can look for fines with the receipt number + car number or by the registration number (STS) and license plate number.
💸 How to pay the fine?
Fines can be paid through fast payment terminals or their online versions: bogpay.ge, tbcpay.ge or pay.ge. On the same services, you can pay for parking or a fine for an incorrectly left car. Also, there is an official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where all the offenses are posted: https://police.ge/protocol/index.php

💥🎅🏼🥃 New Year in Georgia - 24 people suffered from pyrotechnics and 128 people from intoxication.

The Center for Coordination of Emergency Situations and Urgent Care reported that in the period from 31.12 to 03.01 24 people injured from pyrotechnics and 128 patients with intoxication were hospitalized. In total, 39 victims of pyrotechnics applied for emergency medical assistance during the New Year holidays, and 500 cases of food and alcohol intoxication were recorded.

📸 The Guardian noted in the “Best phone picture” section a picture of Georgian Tinatin Jabanashvili.

“I am not that woman any more. I am stronger,” says the girl after motherhood, which changed her life, “Helen is my first child, and has become my biggest and best inspiration. Before, it was people, streets, shadows and sunshine, but now I’m at home raising my child I’m grateful for every minute, for all the new things she’s doing,” says Tinatin.

🇬🇪➡️💰 Export of tea and honey from Georgia.

Today we will consider this type of local product, the production and sale of which has grown significantly.

🌱In January-November 2022, Georgia exported 2 thousand tons of tea for $4.2 million:
1. Azerbaijan - $1.8 million, 236 tons
2. Ukraine - $628 thousand, 316 tons
3. Mongolia - $412 thousand, 628 tons
4. Belarus - $262 thousand, 121 tons
5. Kazakhstan - $237 thousand, 413 tons

🍯 Numbers of honey sales abroad are a record for the last 10 years. In total, 213 tons of honey were exported in the amount of $972 thousand:
1. France - $436 thousand, 76 tons
2. Bulgaria - $255 thousand, 90 tons
3. Norway - $103 thousand, 21 tons
4. Israel - $61 thousand, 10 tons
5. UAE - $40 thousand, 5 tons

🎄 Who does not want to burn chichilaki, they can be used.

According to tradition, the New Year's symbol of Georgia, which is made from tree branches, is burned after Christmas or January 14th, but you can bring and give them to .... the zoo.
“If you don’t throw away the New Year’s chichilaki and bring it to us, you will make us very happy, and even more so our inhabitants. Those who care for animals will find a thousand uses for them - make toys, attach something and give to animals, weave garlands and so on,” the zoo administration said in a statement.
ℹ️ The zoo is located at: Tbilisi, Kostava avenue 64. It also has a facebook page.

🇬🇪➡️🇺🇦 Ukraine officially offered to transfer Mikhail Saakashvili to them for treatment.

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine, said that he was ready to personally come to Georgia and carry out all the necessary signing of papers for the extradition of the politician.
❗️Earlier, representatives of the ruling Georgian Dream and the Ministry of Justice ruled out such a possibility.
ℹ️ Tomorrow there will be another court hearing on the possible release of the ex-president due to health reasons. The doctors ruled out the politician's participation in the meeting. He is weak and has passed out several times over the past week.

🛑 In the coming days, I recommend traveling by personal transport from Tbilisi to Batumi or Kutaisi only on winter tires.

In the evening and at night it was snowing on the Rikotsky pass, eyewitnesses report that there are snowdrifts up to a meter high on the sides of the road, and sleet on the road.
❗️ Be careful!

😥 Tragic incident at Kutaisi airport.

After the Wizz Air plane took off for Paris, a 60-year-old man became ill on board. The crew provided first aid and it was immediately decided to return to Kutaisi. However, resuscitation did not help and the man died.
The airline expressed condolences for the death and apologized to passengers due to the canceled flights, expressing readiness to make amends:
"Our colleagues did everything possible to save the passenger's life until medical professionals intervened, but, unfortunately, this attempt was not successful."
ℹ️ Passengers are offered alternative Wizz Air flights, a full refund or a refund of 120% deposit to the airline's account.

🇬🇪❤️ The New York Times published in its official accounts .... the recipe for Adjarian khachapuri.

At the moment, this traditional Georgian dish has over a million views and hundreds of enthusiastic comments.
ℹ️ Khachapuri is a part of the intangible cultural heritage of Georgia. “Khatcho” in Georgian means cottage cheese, and “puri” means bread. It is difficult to call it a Georgian cheesecake, after all, khachapuri is a tortilla with cheese. In each region of Georgia, khachapuri is prepared in a special way, and each family has its own traditions and tastes.
Adjarian Khachapuri is a gastronomic experience for one person, it is inconvenient to share this dish with anyone. Inside - a mixture of Imereti cheese and suluguni. Before serving, you should add raw egg and a butter. It is customary to eat this khachapuri with your hands, breaking off the bread edge and dipping it into the filling. Tap the dough with your finger, the sound should be deaf - it means that the acharuli is well baked. I prefer to eat Adjarian khachapuri in Batumi and its surroundings, it is more authentic there, although it is tasty in many other places in Georgia.