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The name "Vardavar" itself is a blend of the words "vard" (meaning "rose") and "var" (meaning "burn") in Armenian. Despite its pagan roots, Vardavar has been seamlessly integrated into Christian Armenian culture. Following Armenia's conversion to Christianity in 301 AD, the explicit pagan elements were removed from the celebration. [8]
The Armenians observe Christmas on 6 January. Armenian and Eastern Orthodox churches consider Easter a greater festival than Christmas, and have certain holiday traditions. Many members of the Armenian Church fast for 40 days before Easter. Dairy and meat products are prohibited and a strict vegetarian and vegan diet is followed.
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Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on 25 December [a] ... This is a public holiday in Armenia, and it is held ...
Since Armenians serve this pudding during Christmas and on New Year's Eve, it is sometimes called "Armenian Christmas Pudding". The pudding may be accompanied by kurabia, and nuts such as almonds or pistachios. [10] Like ashure, the Christmas Pudding may be garnished with pomegranate seeds, dried fruits and flavored with rose water. [11]
Ghapama (Armenian: ղափամա) is an Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish, [1] often prepared during the Christmas season.It is prepared by removing the guts of the pumpkin (known as դդում in Armenian, pronounced dt'um in Eastern Armenian and t't'um in Western Armenian) and stuffing it with boiled rice and dried fruits [2] such as chopped almonds, apple, cornel, apricot, plums, dates, prunes ...
GORIS, Armenia (Reuters) -Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three decades, where more than half the population ...
Tsoureki (Greek: τσουρέκι) also known as šurēk (Hijazi Arabic: شُريك), cöreg, čʿorek, katʿnahuncʿ (Armenian: չէօրէկ, չորեկ, կաթնահունց), çörək (Azerbaijani), çyrek (), kozunak (Bulgarian: козунак), cozonac or paskalya çöreği is a sweet holiday bread made with flour, milk, butter, eggs, and sugar and commonly seasoned with orange zest ...