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The ancient festival is traditionally associated with the goddess Astghik, who was the goddess of water, beauty, love, and fertility. The festivities associated with this religious observance of Astghik were named “Vardavar” because Armenians offered her roses as a celebration ( vard means "rose" in Armenian and var means "to burn/be ...
The music of Armenia (Armenian: հայկական երաժշտություն haykakan yerazhshtut’yun) has its origins in the Armenian highlands, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, [1] [2] and is a long-standing musical tradition that encompasses diverse secular and religious, or sacred, music (such as the sharakan Armenian chant and taghs, along with the indigenous khaz musical notation).
See media help. The cover of a 1953 record of "Sabre Dance" by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra [1] " Sabre Dance " [a] is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian 's ballet Gayane (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. [2] It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work worldwide.
Producer (s) Martin Hannett. " Ceremony " is a song written by Joy Division, and first released as New Order 's debut single in 1981. The track and its B-side, "In a Lonely Place", were recorded as Joy Division prior to the death of Ian Curtis. Both were re-recorded and carried over to Joy Division's re-formation as New Order.
Sibil Pektorosoğlu (Սիպիլ) known mononymously as Sibil, is an Armenian pop singer. A lyric soprano, she was a choirist and soloist in the Armenian Apostolic Church for almost twenty years, before she released two albums of songs in the Armenian language. Sibil sang in front of the historic ruins of Ani in eastern Turkey, which she ...
The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide ( Armenian: Հայոց ցեղասպանության 100-րդ տարելից) was commemorated on 24 April 2015. 24 April 1915 is considered the beginning of the Armenian genocide, and is commonly known as Red Sunday, which saw the deportation and execution of many Armenian intellectuals. Armenian ...
Mer Hayrenik. since 1991. v. t. e. " Mer Hayreniḱ " ( Armenian: Մեր Հայրենիք, pronounced [mɛɾ hɑjɾɛˈnikʰ]; "Our Fatherland") is the national anthem of Armenia. It was arranged by Barsegh Kanachyan; the lyrics were written by Mikayel Nalbandian. First adopted in 1918 as the anthem of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia ...
Armenian folk music. Armenian folk music is a genre of Armenian music. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It usually uses the duduk, the kemenche, and the oud. It is very similar to folk music in the Caucasus [citation needed] and shares many similar songs and traditions with countries around Armenia, namely Georgia and Azerbaijan .