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Haykazunk“During the national movement of 88 I felt that young people badly need national music. So I thought maybe I’d better be involved in introducing the Armenian children to the national music.” In 1989 Gayane Grigoryan, Artistic Director of Nor Nork DYC National Folk Song and Dance Ensemble, established the National Song and Dance Ensemble. One of the students Michael assures us that singing makes him kinder. |
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Armen Elbakyan“God is alive. When a man gets into a trouble, God extends His comfort”: Armen Elbakyan. |
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Marine AsatryanMarine Asatryan, director, is known as the director of youth theatre groups. In the world of children, where frankness and straightforwardness are in power, she feels even closer to God… |
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Ruben Nalbandyan“Do you fancy someone faithless make khachkar? A khachkar maker can’t go without faith and love, he should have God inside him, as the work will not otherwise move forward”. The TV series this time hosted khachkar maker-master Ruben Nalbandyan. |
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Karen Andreasyan“By indicating God inside you, by referring to your own perception of that what is godly, you can take wrong actions both against your neighbor and yourself. I simply want to share my own experience of faith with my neighbor, relative or someone who understands Armenian and follows this program”.
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Towards God, towards LoveThe members, relatives and supporters of Havatamk Center operating in Yerevan St. Grigor Lusavorich Cathedral have conjoined under the message “Towards God, towards love”. The community members cooperate with individuals, state and public institutions. People with different professions and interests support the implementation of church program as much as they can with the principle of Chrisitan humanitarian principles. The office staff also skillfully uses the modern technologies to disseminate spiritual and church information. |
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Gevork HajianHis paternal Armenian village Anchar surrounded by Muslim villages was the only Christian village around. As a kid, he used to think: “If we are all God’s children, these Muslim villages were also created by Him, and then what is this neverending fighting between the Muslims and the Christians about?”.
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Acolyte Yenok GabrielyanYenok Gabrielyan is a resident of Byureghavan village. He experienced his first spiritual shock on Holy Friday. That day he participated in Christ’s Funeral service as convinced by his wife. “On my way to the Church I arrogantly told my friends that I was goint to a funeral. And there was no men in the church to turn the cemetery of the Lord decorated with flowers round, so I had to take it. Since that very day, I seem to bear Christ’s sweet burden on my shoulders and my sould was crossed for my worldly life”, - says Yenok the Acolyte.
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Daniel Yerazhisht (Musician)Conductor, musicologist, professor of Yerevan Conservatory after Komitas, Grigor Danielyan (Daniel Yerazhisht) recalls his very first spiritual feelings. He was six when he started attending musical school. Years later he discovered that the entire alphabet of vocal sounds – do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, were the first syllables of prayer. “It turns out that all my life I am unwillingly extending prayers so that God cleans my lips of sins and gives me voice to whole-heartedly glorify the Creator”, says Daniel Yerazhisht. |
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Holy week: sacrament in the heartFor us as Christians, Holy week is a period of reporting and reconciliation. The heroes of the movie “Holy Week: Sacrament in Heart”, Mariam and Narine are artists. They tell about their meditations over the period of Lent, in particular about those things they need to manage for the seven days of the Holy week. Father Nikoghos Hovhannisyan generalizes the sacrament of Holy week in the life of a Christian, and exhorts to live these days in the spirit of humbleness and tolerance. |
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Armenian Diocese of Romania: Armenian TraceThe program is about the Armenian communities and Churches of Botosani, Iasi, Romani, Tîrgu Ocna, Galati, Braila, Focsani, Pitesti and Constanta, and presents the parish life. These cities are situated in Romanian Moldova and Valahia regions. Catholic Armenians and Churches of Transilvania are also noted. |
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Zaven SargsyanThe Director of Sergei Parajanov House-Museum, Zaven Sargsyan was born and grew up in the Soviet reality, without receiving any spiritual education whatsoever. Self-recognition came with photography. Over time, the artist revealed the presence of God in himself....
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