Tbilisi hosts 100th Vardaton fest to honor great Sayat NovaMay 26, 2014 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tbilisi celebrated the 100th fest of Vardaton to honor Sayat Nova, the great Armenian poet and musician. The May 25 celebratory events opened with a liturgy in St. Echmiadzin Church. Upon completion of the ceremony, numerous guests who arrived from all around the world bowed to celebrated Armenians buried Khojivank Pantheon. Meanwhile, thousands of multinational quests were waiting for celebrations to begin outside Cathedral of St. George. Delegations of the Writers’ Unions of Armenia and Georgia, Diaspora Ministry and French city of Marseille attended the events. To honor an age-old tradition, Vardaton started with a rose-laying ceremony at Sayat Nova’s grave. The jubilee events were organized by Hayartun center at Georgia’s Armenian Apostolic Church with the support of Petros Adamyan Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre, Union of Armenian Writers of Georgia, Armenian Embassy in Georgia, Armenian Ministry of Culture, Tbilisi Municipality, sponsored by Hayartun board of trustees. Sayat Nova Armenian minstrel song ensemble and Ksovrelebi performed at the event, along with actors of Petros Adamyan Drama Theater, reciters, solo singers and artists who arrived from various corners of Armenia and Georgia. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |