FROM THE SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF THE KARAYAZI REGION(Based on the materials of the population of Tahla Chukay)

The article explores the spiritual culture of the population of the Tahla Valley in the Karayazi region of the Republic of Georgia. It primarily examines examples of folk creativity—love poetry, old songs, lullabies, similes, proverbs, riddles, and beliefs—introducing them into ethnographic research for the first time. The study highlights their role in the daily life of the population and demonstrates that these elements of spiritual culture, rooted in ancient history, have emerged from the heart of the people, been refined through collective memory, and continue to be transmitted from generation to generation as valuable artistic heritage.It is no coincidence that the population of Tahla Chukay, with its ancient roots, has been the focus of ethnological research. A key factor in this is the legacy of Koroglu, the 17th c. lover-poet-knight, who belonged to the Tahla tribe. According to opinion of Prof.Jamal Mustafayev, an esteemed philosopher and scholar, widely respected across the Turkic world and admired by many academics, the community of Tahla stands out in all of Karayazi as bold, upright, truth-loving, devoted to honesty, loyal to its roots, steadfast in its moral and spiritual values, and self-affirming.