AZG Armenian Daily #147, 20/08/2005

Diaspora

HAMSHEN ARMENIANS TO CELEBRATE DAY OF ARMENIAN CULTURE

The Hamshen Armenians will mark “And the Zurna of Hamshen Will Blow
Again” celebration of the Armenian culture on August 27-28 in Tuapse
region of Krasnodar province, Russia. The celebration is dedicated
to the 1600 anniversary of the Armenian alphabet, Yerkramas newspaper
reports.

The “Hamshen” Armenian cultural organization of Tuapse will held
workshops and concerts with the participation of best Armenian national
ensembles of Kuban. The celebration of culture will open in the village
of Shahumian, which was an Armenian administrative center till 1956.

By Ruzan Poghosian