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The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra was formed some 70 years ago in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. Today the more than one-hundred piece ensemble makes it home in the Khachaturian Hall in central Yerevan. As the leading symphony orchestra in Armenia, it routinely performs weekly concerts in Khachaturian Hall. The Armenian Philharmonic is a unique [...]

Some of the childhood memories were the happy times spent listening to the wonderful fairy tales, or hekiats, that our mothers and grandmothers told. The Gold Piece (a moralistic tale) There was once a boy who wanted to get married so he told his parents of his intentions. “Very well, son, you can get married [...]

Pure poetry has its honorable place in the Armenian literature of the past. First come a number of fragments of poems and popular songs rescued from the antique pre- Christian period. The Armenian poetry of the Middle period, fully the equal of its Persian contemporary, has a number of outstanding representatives: Frik and Ohannes Erzenkatsi [...]

The effect of the Armenian alphabet With the national conversion to Christianity in the 4th century, it became necessary to reach the people through religious services conducted in Armenian, and to translate the Bible and scriptures from the Greek. At first Armenians tried to adapt foreign alphabets to fit their language, but Armenian phonetics structure [...]

In every Armenian community worldwide, the traditional Western Armenian music and dance remained an important cultural factor in their community. In the United States, this popular tradition is a synthesis of two dissimilar Western Armenian styles: the urban oriental style and the rural folk style. These styles were preserved and fostered in the U.S. for [...]

Following the conversion of Armenia to Christianity, the wooden cross, symbol of the new faith, was erected in the various shrines of Armenia. The earliest attempts to replace the wooden cross with a stone cross date back to the period between the 4th and 7th centuries. These stone crosses are represented by the “winged crosses” [...]

The ritual of Holy Matrimony of the Armenian Church is one of the most inspiring and uplifting rituals in the Eastern Orthodox Christian Churches. Marriage is one of the seven sacraments of the Armenian Church in which the couple are called to make a vow before the Lord to be true to each other for [...]

First Names are not just first names The study of Armenian first names is also fascinating since virtually every aspect of our culture is reflected in them. Meaning of Armenian girls names Name Meaning AGHAVNI Armenian; “pigeon, dove” ANAHID Armenian version of Diana. An Ancient Godess in Armenian Mythology ANI Name of an ancient Armenian [...]