07/27/2025
Today, Armenia celebrates Transfiguration Day, one of the Armenian Church’s five significant feast days.
Transfiguration Day is also associated with celebrating Vardavar, also known as the Festival of Roses. On July 27, Armenians shower each other with water in good faith and decorate temples with roses. Vardavar is one of the most favorite Armenian holidays among children and adults of all ages, but beware of the buckets of water that fall from the balconies above!
Learn more about this holiday and others from AGBU's free app, "Armenian Holidays & Traditions," in the Google Play Store.
07/27/2025
Congrats! Five-year-old prodigy pianist Alec Van Khajadourian of Los Angeles is now one of the youngest to ever perform at Carnegie Hall in New York! 🎹❤️
Read more here: https://abc7.la/3TMUNNs
12/26/2024
The real-life story of Ivan and Violetta Petrosyan lands in theaters nationwide on January 26, 2025.
BETWEEN BORDERS centers on Ivan and Violetta Petrosyan, who, in a crumbling Soviet Union, are outcasts—wherever they go. Armenian heritage marks them for discrimination both at home in Azerbaijan and in Russia. The film is based on a riveting true story of faith and hope set amidst great oppression in the shadow of exile.
BETWEEN BORDERS stars Elizabeth Tabish, who is of Armenian descent, known for her portrayal of Mary Magdalene in THE CHOSEN. Elizabeth Tabish has had notable appearances in the series THE SON and PANIC, and the films THE SHIFT, CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHOSEN: THE MESSENGERS, and the recently released THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER.
BETWEEN BORDERS had its film festival premiere at the 2024 Armenian Film Festival, where we were joined by director Mark Freiburger, actress Elizabeth Tabish, producer Isaac Norris, and the film’s real-life subjects Ivan and Violetta Petrosyan.
http://betweenbordersmovie.com
12/19/2024
Ardzap Village
The largest Armenian village of Bayazed region was Ardzap.
It was at the foot of Ardzapakar mountain to the right side of the Iğdır-Bayazed road, near the Çingli mountain pass to the northwest of Bayazed. First written record about the village, 7. belongs to the church council gathered in Dvin in the century. The second one is related to Theodoros Rshtuni in 643. Thanks to the victory over the Arabs in Ardzap, thousands of Armenians were freed from captivity and the Arab power was significantly broken up to 650. In later periods Ardzap was referred to as a strong, invincible fortress. The river with the same name runs through the village that irrigates the fertile lands of Ardzap, one of the gardens within the green lands is named "Parnots Garden". The village's population migrated twice, including in 1829 and 1878, and this certainly had a profound impact on the fate of the village. The village's St. Asdvadzadzin Church had 2500 lira income and Haykazian School had 2000 lira income and this income was obtained from donations. 20. at the beginning of the century there were 1,200 Armenian population in 120 households, two churches, four monasteries the most important being Surp Krikor and Dzağvank and two schools where 200 students attended.
Photo: Ardzap Village Khackar
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