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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).
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 duduk is a double reed instrument with ancient origins, having existed since at least the fifth century, while there are Armenian scholars who believe it existed more than 1,500 years before that. [11] The earliest instruments similar to the duduk's present form are made of bone or entirely of cane. Today, the duduk is exclusively made of ...
Victory Day : 9 May ( World War II) was a holiday throughout the USSR and is still an official holiday in Armenia. 28 May. Republic Day. Հանրապետության օր. Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918. 5 July. Constitution Day. Սահմանադրության օր. Adopted in 1995.
It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Church or Armenian Gregorian Church. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The Armenian Apostolic Church should not be confused with the fully distinct Armenian Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic Church in communion with the Holy See in Tiv Tiv monastery.
Christmas in the Armenian tradition is a purely religious affair. Santa Claus does not visit the nice Armenian children on Christmas, but rather on New Year's Eve. The idea of Santa Claus existed before the Soviet Union and he was named kaghand papik (Կաղանդ Պապիկ), but the Soviet Union had a great impact even on Santa Claus.
Gor Hakobyan Music Production. Website. instagram .com /gorhakobyanofficial. Gor Hakobyan ( Armenian: Գոռ Հակոբյան; born January 14, 1988), is a musical artist, Armenian singer, rapper, actor and TV Host. His first video clip was released in 2014 (Տոնածառ ջան տոնածառ, My Christmas Tree Christmas Tree). He is known ...
Harout Pamboukjian was born on July 1, 1950, in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union ). In his early teens, he took lessons in many musical instruments including the guitar, the bouzouki and saz (stringed instruments), the dhol (drums) and the piano, later forming a band called Erebouni. His interest in music was initially influenced ...