Since ancient times, the tradition of speaking with a glass in hand during prayer before eating has been preserved. For the Georgian people, a toast is not just words, but a small thank you to God in their native language. A real Georgian toast is distinguished by sincerity and love.
In Georgia, it is customary to make toasts while maintaining consistency. Only wise words should be spoken; the speech should not be long, but always from the heart. The person giving the Georgian toast tries to tell it in his own way, adding proverbs and sayings.
Georgian feasts always turn into celebrations, accompanied by music, folk dances, songs, toasts, and congratulations.
There are many toasts in Georgia that are passed down from generation to generation. Some have been redesigned in a modern way. They can be short, in your native language, funny, cool, for a birthday, anniversary.
A toast to women
In the Caucasus, men value, respect and love the weaker sex. Therefore, in those places a lot of congratulations were created that are dedicated to women. Here is one beautiful Georgian toast. Listen to the Caucasian parable that has spread all over the world:
One day, one sunny day, a snake crawled to Allah and said: “I’m tired of crawling, I want to take off my scales. Turn me into a woman. And I can still sting people. You don’t have to be a snake.” Allah helped and turned her into a woman. Soon a white dove flew to him and asked the same request as the snake. And so it happened. Allah turned the dove into a woman and said: “Go and do good.” Since then there have been two women: evil and good. So let's drink to the good, lovely ladies, who outnumber the bad and harmful ones with a black soul.
Toast to love
A lot of poems and songs have been written about love. There is probably just as much toast, if not more. They are not only about women and men, but also about strong feelings. Georgian toasts are famous for their simplicity and beautiful sayings. After all, in the Caucasus it is not customary to express wishes in a rude manner. In Georgia there is a beautiful toast about love and family relationships:
The horseman chose his future wife among three girls who were attractive to him. He asked the first one: “What is 3 times 3?” She answered without thinking: “Eight.” The horseman decided that his wife would be too economical. He asked the same question to the second girl, and she said that the result would be 9. The horseman realized that in front of him was a very smart young lady. The third bride replied that 3 times 3 equals 10. The horseman decided that the girl would be generous and that suited him.
And here’s the question: “What kind of young lady will the horseman decide to marry? Thrifty, smart or generous? If you don't know the answer, yes it's easy. Dzhigit marries the girl to whom his heart points, and at that moment he did not hear the voice of reason. So let's drink so that we always listen to our hearts, especially when it comes to love.
Caucasian toasts with meaning
In one mountain village there is such a legend: when a child is born, God kisses him. God will kiss the child on the mouth, and he will grow up to be a magnificent speaker. kisses your hands, you will grow up to be a jack of all trades. So let's drink to the birthday boy, because even God himself doesn't know where he kissed him.
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In the East they say: a girl’s name should be like the radiance of a Star or the tenderness of a flower. And only at the age of 2... I recognized the name in which I saw the radiance of a star and felt the aroma of a delicate flower. This name…
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Once upon a time there lived an old man on a high, high mountain. His house was very high, in eternal snow. And every morning and every evening the old man left the house and cleared the path to his house in the snow. Let's drink so that the road to our house, no matter where it is, will not have to be cleared - our friends will trample it!
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A stream that has reached the sea, seeing the boundless blue expanses in front of it and mingling with this great blueness, must not forget that spring high in the mountains from which its path across the earth began and all that rocky, narrow, rapids, winding path that it had to overcome. So let's drink so that we never forget our origins!
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In a distant village lived an old aksakal. And then one day he decided to leave for another world. But suddenly a strong wind rose and brought a newspaper from somewhere. And then the aksakal’s gaze came across a note telling that another aksakal lives in a neighboring village, who is 120 years old, and that he still feels great. Our elder felt offended, and he said: “I will live longer than him, because I am only 119 years old.” So let's raise our glasses to ensure that the birthday boy's mail always arrives on time.
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The mountain peoples have one good proverb: “A camel gave birth to a baby camel, but neither did the neighbor hear.” The chicken laid an egg and cackled for the whole world to hear.” Let's raise a glass to our humble birthday boy, who knows his business very well, but doesn't talk about it to the whole world!
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If I'm not mistaken, there is a belief in the Caucasus: the time you spend at the table with friends, God does not count your age. Therefore, I propose a toast to our meetings, to all of us and to our youth!
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One wise old Georgian said: “If you want to be happy for one day, get drunk.” - If you want to be happy for a week, get sick. - If you want to be happy for one month, get married! - If you want to be happy for one year, have a mistress. If you want to be happy all your life, be healthy, dear.
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May your life be cloudless, like the sky over the desert, full, like the jug of a hospitable Caucasian, long and interesting, like the Milky Way. And may your eyes always glow with happiness, like the polar lights above the pole!
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Happy Birthday! We wish you everything that is included in this small but beautiful word - Happiness: Sun - the brightest, Health - the strongest, Smile - the happiest, Love - the most faithful, Friendship - the most devoted.
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The life of every person is like a stormy river. Someone loses their balance on the thresholds of misfortune, someone drowns in the waves of betrayal, and someone’s boat sinks under the fear of irreconcilable circumstances. I wish you to build the ship of your life in such a way that the sails are controlled by hope, the sailors are guided by faith, and you, the captain, are controlled by love of life and determination. In this case, the ship of your life will never sink and will lead you to a happy future.
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On this wonderful day, your birthday, please accept our tribute. Life is a slalom where you have to maneuver between various circumstances and competing interests, especially for business people like you. We wish you reliable partners, eternal sponsors, favorable conditions and successful slalom!
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I raise my glass to express my warm feeling, warmed by the drinks, to the hero of the evening - N. and congratulate him on his birthday. I wish you to be like light, live for two hundred years, sing songs and be blown away by love. Let's ring out a loud "Hurray!" in his honor.
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Let's drink to the mountain! She never went to Mohammed, who had nothing to drink. And let's drink to our friends who always come to us!
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Every person's life is full of injustice. But in fact, the world around us is free from injustice. It arises only when a person begins to be partial to the world. To become just, a person must get rid of the power of feelings. He must always act as if the world existed independently of him. I want to raise a toast so that our birthday boy can control his feelings, and this world will always be fair to him!
Toast for a man's birthday
From time immemorial, Georgian toasts have been valued for their depth of thought. Their artistic style of presentation, solemnity, and accent amaze and touch many people. Georgian toasts for a man’s birthday are beautiful and lifelike. We offer one of them:
In Georgia, in one driving school, during the exam, the student is asked a question and the situation on the road is explained: you are driving along a narrow road, there are high mountains to your left, and a steep and large cliff to your right. Suddenly you saw that a beautiful girl was standing right in front of you with a scary old woman. Question: what are you going to push? The student answers: “A terrible old woman.” The teacher says: “That’s wrong, you need to apply the brake.” Let's drink to the fact that in any, even the most difficult situation, the birthday boy does not forget to press the brake in time.
This Georgian toast for a man’s birthday teaches that every person can stop in time, not rush and avoid unpleasant situations. What if a person has a difficult birthday, but an anniversary? What kind of toast can you come up with? Read more about this later in the article.
Caucasian toasts in verse
So that your health is strong, so that it doesn’t let you down, so that you can live like in the Caucasus, so that you have everything, and at once!
May the summers be long, May you always be lucky, May troubles pass by, May everyone around you love you!
I offer you a drink for this, I wish you success, May all your plans come true, and stay away from grief!
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So that there is always happiness in the house, So that there is abundance, wealth, So that the young eagle brings you goodness, And so that everything is fine!
For delicious dishes, for joy, for home, I will drink my glass to the bottom today, so that I can always be endlessly lucky, so that my soul is in order!
I wish you good health to the Caucasian, May your friendship be strong, May your family respect you, appreciate you, and love you!
For your success and good luck, Today I will drink to the bottom, And in addition, I wish you to live with dignity all the years!
Georgian anniversary toast
A very long, but smart and instructive congratulation. Listen to how beautiful it sounds:
Once upon a time, a long time ago, God gave man only 25 years of life. For some reason, he decided that this would be enough. God gave animals (horses, dogs, monkeys) a whole 50 years. However, the man decided that this was not fair, so he went to the animals and asked for a request. He begged the horse, the dog and the monkey to give some of their life.
Since then, it has become the custom that a person lives well for the first 25 years. He had a happy childhood, a carefree youth and no problems. For the next 25 years, people work, that is, they plow like a horse, sparing themselves and their strength. For the next 25 years, the man lives like a stray dog. His children left him, many of his friends forgot about him, no one needed him anymore. For the last 25 years, man has been living like a monkey. Those around him laugh at him, because he is an old and frail old man (old woman). So, let's drink to our hero of the day to live another hundred years not as an animal that no one needs, but as a real person, without worries, problems and hassle. So that children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends never forget about him.
This Georgian birthday toast has a meaning that many people can relate to. He teaches you to value yourself, your closest and dearest people.
Wise Caucasian toasts
One king was given a horse. He turned to his advisors: “Where will this miracle horse be useful to me?” “At war with the enemies of our state,” someone said. “No,” the monarch shook his head. “For horse lists,” another adviser tried to guess. “No,” the king snapped curtly. - But for what then? – the courtiers asked in bewilderment. - This horse will be useful to someone who has a bad neighbor, so that he can gallop away from him quickly and far away. People say: don’t buy a house, but buy a neighbor. Let's drink to our good neighbors!
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One wise man had a daughter. Two people came to her to marry her: a rich man and a poor man. The sage said to the rich man: “I will not give my daughter for you,” and married her to the poor man. When asked why he did this, he replied: “The rich man is stupid, and I am sure he will become poor. The poor man is smart, and I foresee that he will achieve happiness and prosperity.” If that sage were with us today, he would raise the cup of wine to the fact that when choosing a groom, brains are valued, not wallets.
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One day two neighbors went to the market to sell wine. On the way, they sat down to rest and have a snack. “It would be nice to have a glass of wine now,” one sighed. “Okay, okay, but we’re bringing wine to sell, and we can’t waste a single drop!” - the second reasoned. Then the first one searched his pockets, found a copper coin and spoke to his neighbor. - Pour some wine for me. The neighbor poured him one glass, then returned the same nickel and asked: “Now you pour it for me.” So this nickel passed from hand to hand until both wineskins were empty, and their owners snored, drunk and happy with the trade. So let's drink to a successful deal.
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Once upon a time, an unsurpassed master of one of the most ancient and most unsurpassed martial arts was challenged by ten people at once. And they laughed and shouted: “We will defeat you, master!” But the master won the duel. Then the unsurpassed master of one of the most ancient and most unsurpassed martial arts was challenged to a duel by twenty people at once. And they laughed and shouted: “We will defeat you, master!” But the master won the duel. Then the unsurpassed master of one of the most ancient and most unsurpassed martial arts was challenged to a duel by fifty people at once. Oh, how they laughed and shouted: “We will still defeat you, master!” And the master won the fight again. Everyone became quiet. But then a boy came out of the crowd and asked: “Can I wrestle too?” Oh, how everyone laughed at the boy. And the master lost the fight. In response to perplexed exclamations, he replied: “I don’t care, but the child is pleased.” So let's drink to “whatever”, which is higher than nothing in the world!
Georgian toast to newlyweds
As a rule, at a wedding the celebration is organized by the toastmaster. However, guests can also amuse, entertain, and delight guests and newlyweds with original congratulations. We invite you to prepare a Georgian toast for your wedding. It will help to beautifully congratulate the bride and groom:
One man once died who believed in God and was righteous all his life. However, he wanted to return to earth so much that he asked the Almighty about it. God, for his righteousness, allowed him to continue to live. However, before lowering him to the ground, he gave him three chests with gifts, with the words: “Don’t open them until you come home.” After these words, God lowered him to earth.
This man was walking home, and curiosity took over. So he opened the first chest, and joy flew out of there and quickly flew away. He opened the second gift and saw love, which also suddenly ran away. The man did not want to risk it a third time. He grabbed his chest with his hands and quickly went home with it. Soon he came to his land, entered the house, closed the door tightly and only then dared to open the third chest. There was also hope, who began to live in the same house and help her owner in everything. So let's drink to the hope that our newlyweds never lose their joy, hold on tightly to love and live with hope.
Congratulations at Caucasian weddings: options
Georgian toasts are colorful and different. You can choose a congratulatory speech for any occasion: be it a wedding or a birthday.
Therefore, think over the semantic content of your congratulations in advance.
Toasts about love
Love is a feeling about which a lot has been said. And it would seem that it is impossible to say anything interesting about this, but Caucasian men know how to eloquently express their feelings.
It is no coincidence that Caucasians are considered one of the most loving and romantic men. For the sake of their wives, they are ready to do things that amaze and touch at the same time.
Caucasian toast for the wedding of the newlyweds.
If you want to tell a beautiful story about love, then be sure to pay attention to Georgian toasts
First option
Far away in a Caucasian village there lived a shepherd and he fell in love with a beauty, the daughter of a rich man. However, he understood that he was not worthy of her. He set himself the goal of winning the favor of her entire family at any cost and marrying the beauty. After a while, he earned money for himself and bought a big house.
The shepherd came to the girl’s house and saw that her wedding was taking place there. He publicly declared that this was his woman and he would not leave home without her. The shepherd offered to plant apple tree branches with the groom. Whoever's apple tree blooms the next morning is worthy of marrying a charming rich woman.
In the morning, the guests discovered that the shepherd’s branch was miraculously covered in flowers, and then he married the charming bride. I would like to remind the bride and groom about this legend and show what our groom planted. (The guest takes out a blossoming branch of an apple tree.)
A toast to the men
What holidays take place without strong, dexterous, intelligent defenders? Of course, these are men who also love it when beautiful words are said in their honor at the festive table. This is why Georgian toasts exist:
- Even in the old days, grapevines were planted only when a daughter was born in the family. If a son appeared, an oak tree was planted next to the house. So let's drink to the fact that as many strong and strong oak trees as possible grow in every garden, and that the vineyards bear fruit every year.
- Once upon a time, a ground horseman found himself with two girls at the same time. They were different. One is blonde, the other is brunette. For some time he talked with the young ladies and noticed that they were completely different. One of them asked: “Which girls do you like better: brunettes or blondes?” To this the horseman answered briefly: “Yes.” Why do you think he answered that way? That's right, because he was a real man who didn't want to offend the girl. So let's drink to those wonderful qualities that only real men have.
These Georgian toasts are positive and entertaining. However, remember that they cannot be told one after another, so that the guests do not get bored. You should always take at least small breaks between toasts.
Georgian toast (from Shurik)
They say that a streak of bad luck sometimes turns out to be a winning streak. So let's drink to our joyful prospects on the runway!
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Women are divided into three categories - “I will give”, “I will not give”, and “I will give, but not to you.” So let's drink to the ladies!
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So let's have a drink here, they won't give it to you in the next world! Well, if they give it there, we’ll drink there and drink there!
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- There is no need to chase a woman like a runaway tram. Remember that the next tram is coming behind you. So let's drink to trams running more often!
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Let's drink so that we walk down the street late at night and get attacked by money! But we couldn't fight them off!
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Dear women! I wish you to always have four animals: a mink on your shoulders, a Jaguar in the garage, a lion in your bed and a donkey who would pay for it all!
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Let's drink vodka to the generation that chooses Pepsi! Because we will get more!
Toast to parents
When they congratulate the birthday person, they always say beautiful words to him. However, in many countries, including Georgia, parents are not forgotten. After all, they were the ones who gave birth to the birthday boy. We invite you to read a Georgian birthday toast, which is intended not only for the hero of the occasion, but also for his father and mother:
Two friends are talking. One says: “When my husband Goga communicates poorly with me, and I don’t see respect from him, then I promise him to go to my beloved parents in the village. The husband immediately changes and becomes kinder.” Another woman adds: “And if my husband disrespects me, I threaten him that I will bring my parents to live with us. That’s when my Vano becomes not only kinder, but also the most affectionate in the world.” So let's drink to the fact that our parents are now next to us. We are always glad to see them, and especially today, at our festive table.
For health
One wise old Georgian said: “If you want to be happy for one day, get drunk.
- If you want to be happy for one week, get sick.
- If you want to be happy for one month, get married.
- If you want to be happy for one year, take a mistress.
- And if you want to be happy all your life, be healthy, dear!!!”
So let's drink to the happiness of everyone present. For health!
- In Georgia they say that for money a real horseman can buy whatever he wants.
- What he cannot buy for money, a real horseman will get for a lot of money.
- What he cannot purchase for a lot of money, a real horseman will definitely get for a lot of money.
So let's drink to something that no horseman can buy for any money. Let's drink to health!
