A woman from a remote mountain village in Eastern Europe turned 130 yesterday, it is claimed making her the oldest person on earth.
A woman from a remote mountain village in Eastern Europe turned 130 yesterday, it is claimed making her the oldest person on earth.
Officials in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia say Antisa Khvichava was born on July 8, 1880.
She lives with her 40-year-old grandson in an idyllic vine-covered country house and retired from her job as a tea and corn picker in 1965, when she was 85.
Wearing a bright dress and headscarf for her birthday, Antisa said, "I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life at home and at the farm."
She never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian.
Lost certificate
Antisa's age still has not been independently verified. Her original birth certificate has been lost, but according to records, she retired as a tea and corn picker in 1965 at age 85.
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Officials said they have other documents that back her age claim, and her family insists she is 130.
To mark her birthday, a string ensemble played folk music out on the lawn, while her grandchildren offered traditional Mingrelian dishes like corn porridge and spiced chicken with herbs to all guests at the party.u00a0
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