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Candlelight Divine Liturgy of Holy Resurrection in the Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinThe celebrant of Divine Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was Bishop BagratGalstanyan. Upon the termination of the Divine Liturgy the Patriarch of All Armenians voiced the Good Tidings of the Holy Resurrection. The flow of believers kept coming to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin up till late night.
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Sharakans (Armenian chants): sources of the Armenian spiritual musicRecords on one of the richest strata of the Armenian spiritual culture, the studies of sharakans, as an independent branch, trace back as early as the 5th century in parallel to the invention of letters. “It is impossible to sing sharakans as an ordinary vocal piece”, - assures conductor Harutyun Topikyan.
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Performance in Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theatre dedicated to Holy ResurrectionThe pupils of Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theatre from 6-10th grade, prepared a performance devoted to the Holy Resurrection with the support of the teacher of Armenian Church History, Deacon Arman Aharonyan.
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Festival “X-Theatre” launchedOn April 11, the festival “X-Theatre” was launched. For the 7-th time now the theatrical troupes and directors of the capital and marzes are provided with a new platform. The festival is underway with the efforts of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and National Theatre Unions. It will be on till May 3 featuring around 17 performances.
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Palm Sunday in Yerevan St. Zoravor ChurchFather Vahan Heboyan, who was anointed 40 days ago in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, served his very first Divine Liturgy in Yerevan St. Zoravor Church.
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Konstantin Kechek: “Memoirs”Book of memories by well-known engineer Konstantin Kechek was published. Second World War, captivity in German concentration camps, flee to the Unites States. The memories of Kechek shed light on a whole generation and period.
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Visit of Yerevan International Women’s Association to Holy EtchmiadzinInternational Women’s Association of Yerevan implements social and cultural program in Armenia and Diaspora and consists of 108 women from 32 different nationalities. On the occasion of women’s one-month celebrations, the members of Association visited Holy Etchmiadzin to receive the blessing of the Armenian Patriarch.
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Narekatsi Folk Instruments EnsembleKanoon, oud, kamancha, saz, santoor, pipe… Almost all Armenian musical instruments in one ensemble. Performances of 16-25 year old young people conveyed new life to these instruments.
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Narekatsi National Instruments Ensemble is five years oldIt’s been five years, since Narekatsi National Instruments Ensemble operating under the roof of Narekatsi Art Union, presents Armenian folk music in various European countries. The Ensemble has an upcoming concert dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Charles Aznavour.
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Children’s community of the Holy Archangels ChurchNew community has been formed around the seminary students in the Holy Archangels Church near Mayravank. Here a group of children from 7-15 years old had been waiting for us.
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International Poetry Day at Bureaucrat book-storeMarch 21 is the International Poetry Day. On that day, young poets Anna Davtyan, NshanAbasyan, Hasmik Simonyan and Karen Antashyan read their works at Bureaucrat book-store.
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Gevorg Chorekchyan: sermons and speechesUnder the Soviet regime, the Bishop often didn’t get a chance to talk in the topic he preferred. He put a note under such sermons - “Unuttered”. Publishing House of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin published the sermons and speeches of the Catholicos Gevorg Chorekchyan while he was an Archbishop.
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