VARDAVAR HOLIDAY CELEBRATED IN DILIJAN
YEREVAN, JULY 5. ARMINFO. Yerkir Nairi travelling agency organized a
number of events in Dilijan July 3 to mark the Vardavar holiday.
The objective was to acquaint the foreign guests with Armenia’s
national holidays. The guests were simply amazed with the holiday and
said that Armenia’s culture proved to be far more wonderful than they
could expect. The festivities were held according to the anciet
Armenian tradition. The people made wooden crosses adorned with sweets
and flowers and “kachburs” and “khdums” – wheat ears with multi-colour
threats – the symbol of Vardavar.
All the festivities were accompanied by folk song and dance with the
active involvement of tourists.
The events started at Aghartsin monastery, a complex of three churches
of XII-XIII – Grigor the Enlightener, Mother of God and St. Stepanos –
and proceeded to a one of the Dilijan health care centers.
Vardavar is one of the holidays of the Amenian Apostolic Church dating
back to the pagan times. People pour water on one another to “wash
off” their sins.