TERIAN DAY TO BE MARKED ALSO IN RUSSIA’S ORENBURG
Aysor
Feb 3 2010
Armenia
Many fans and enthusiasts of Vahan Terian, who was one of Armenia’s
greatest poets, will celebrate Terian Day on February 24 in occasion
of the 125th anniversary of the great poet.
Special celebrations will be held in Gandza village of Ninotsmindi
region of Javakheti (Georgia), where Vahan Terian was born. The
following day, a solemn meting will launch in Ninotsmind town, told
at the press conference Director of the Vahan Terian Cultural Center,
Arushan Hakobian.
Special celebrations will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital,
as the sides reached an agreement to mark poet’s 125th anniversary.
Actually, Vahan Terian translated from Georgian; he knew Georgia’s
history, culture, literature, and country’s outstanding persons.
Vahan Terian died in January 1920, in Russia’s Orenburg, where Terian
Day will be held in this year’s June.
"We always celebrate Terian Days in Yerevan; however, we found it
necessary to organize celebrations in regions as well. By Armenian
Prime Minister’s order, Armenia’s regions will be involved in
celebrations, too," said Arushan Hakobian.
The School after Vahan Terian will host a range of ceremonies since
February; and what is more important the Terian Scholarship will be
established to support students of Philological Departments.
Special pageants will be held at schools, followed by awarding
ceremony; the Yerevan State University, Literature Institute of the
National Academy of Sciences, and the House-Museum after Eghishe
Charents will host special ceremonies and celebrations to pay a
tribute to Vahan Terian.