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May 28, 2005 Saturday 1:58 PM Eastern Time
Armenians join hands in round dance of unity around mountain
By Tigran Liloyan
KUCHAK, Aragatsotn region
An unusual event called a round dance of unity took place in Armenia
on Saturday.
About 240,000 people joined hands for a 15-minute round dance around
the country’s highest peak – Mount Aragats (4,090 metres).
The charitable union Nig-Aparan, which brings together local
residents of the region, organised the event to mark the anniversary
of the First Republic of Armenia of 1918-1920.
As the head of the organising committee and honorary representative
of Nig-Aparan, Armenian Prosecutor General Agvan Ovsepyan said, the
purpose of our undertaking is to unite our people through dance.
The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Garegin II,
gave his blessing to the event.
Representatives of the Armenian community abroad expressed readiness
to take part in the round dance.
Event organisers invited representatives of the Guinness Book of
World Records to register this unique event. Every participant in the
round dance will get a special certificate. One of them is President
Robert Kocharyan.