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Thus, the Armenian year 1461 (Gregorian & Julian 2011) completed the first Sothic cycle, and the Armenian Calendar was one year off. In A.D. 352, tables compiled by Andreas of Byzantium were introduced in Armenia to determine the religious holidays. When those tables exhausted on 11 July 552 (Julian Calendar), the Armenian calendar was ...
Navasard was also considered at one point the last month of Summer, and was referred to as the "introduction of the golden autumn".. Armenian scholar Mardiros Ananikian [2] emphasizes the identical nature of Solar Hijri calendar month Nowruz and Navasard, noting that it was only in the 11th century that Navasard came to be celebrated in late summer rather than in early spring.
19 July – A Yak-52 of the Armenian Air Force crashes during a training flight near Yerevan, killing its two-person crew. [13] 22 July – The Armenian Armed Forces avails of the European Peace Facility for the first time following a decision by the European Union to award 10 million euros ($10.8 million) in aid. [14]
The origins of Vardavar trace back to ancient Armenian pagan traditions. Historically, on this day known as Water Day, Armenians made offerings of red roses to Astłik, the goddess of water, beauty, love, and fertility. [7] The name "Vardavar" itself is a blend of the words "vard" (meaning "rose") and "var" (meaning "burn") in Armenian.
An Armenian priest writing in the sixteenth century concluded, "If we didn't eat the meat of the pig, then we wouldn't be Christian." [9] Roasted piglet, called gochi, is a traditional holiday meal prepared for New Year's celebrations.
The Old New Year, the Orthodox New Year, also known as Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni in the Middle East, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
14 Commemoration of the Old Ark and the Feast of the New Holy Church; 15 Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord ; 16 Second Day of Transfiguration, Remembrance of the Dead (Transfiguration) 17 Third Day of Transfiguration; 18 Fast Day; 19 Feast Day of Saint Isaiah the Prophet; 20 Fast Day; 21 Saints Thaddeus Apostle of Armenia and Sandoukht ...
The Armenian language dates to the early period of Indo-European differentiation and dispersion some 5000 years ago, or perhaps as early as 7,800 years ago according to some recent research. [31] Trade and conquest forced the language to change, adding new words into the people's vocabulary.