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State and Language, part 7What is language policy, what functions does the state management system have in this respect? The topic is discussed by GareginChugaszyan, President of Information Technologies Foundation andArayik Harutyunyan, Expert in Oriental Studies, PhD, History. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. |
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Meeting of the Supreme Patriarch with Youth“With God, people become fairer, their thoughts – kinder, love grows more and the works of their hand and of their mind blend with that love, and where there is love, there is the progress of life itself”. In the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, hundreds of young people from Diocesan Youth Centers of the Armenian Church, NGOs, student councils of HEIs, met with the Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians and congratulated him on the occasion of the Feast of Nativity and accepted his blessings.
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State and Language, part 6In the 22nd year of independence we still come across with the viewpoint, that Armenian language is at a dead-lock. Why did the issue of language come as a topic of discussions? What kind of deadlock is it – political, social or more of a value-type? The issue is discussed by writer HovhannesYeranyan and philologist Levon Galstyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. |
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New Year and ChristmasHow was the past Church year? What important events took place? What are the expectations from the new year – 2014? Within the scope of the first program “Topic” of this year, Hayk Hambardzumyan talked to Father Zakaria Baghumyan on these issues, as well as the way of celebrating Church feasts and the specifics, sacraments and significance thereof. |
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Candlelight Divine Liturgy in St. Sargis Church of ArgavandFather Grigor Hovhannisyan The lamps glorifying the light of God were taken home by the members of Jrvezh parish community. The believers of St. Katoghike Church take part in the festive Candlelight Divine Liturgy with a special zeal.
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Christmas Home Blessing in the Pontifical ResidenceHaving received the Great Tidings of the Holy Nativity of Jesus Christ, the congregation of priests with singing and incensing, accompanied the Patriarch of All Armenians to the Pontifical Residence to offer the first home blessing service of this year. |
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Candlelight Divine Liturgy in the Mother CathedralThe Feast of the Holy Nativity starts in the evening of January 5. The vesper is followed by the Candlelight Divine Liturgy. Under the presidency of the Supreme Patriarch, a Candlelight Divine Liturgy was offered with the celebrant being Archbishop Paren Avedikian this year. The believers take the Great Tidings of the birth of Jesus Christ, the light and warmth of the Church to their houses from the spiritual center of All Armenians – the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
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Father Kyuregh TalyanWhat’s the perception of the sacrament of Christmas of the 21st century man, is he ready to accept Christ the child, get to know Him, cherish, care for, grow and live by Him? Fr. Ruben Zargarian and Fr. Kyuregh Talyan hold a conversation on the occasion of the feast of Christmas. |
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New Year at HomeHow do the Diasporan Armenians and foreigners, who moved to Armenia, see the year 2013 off, what did they achieve in Armenia, what did they learn and teach, why did they decide to permanently stay and live in their homeland? |
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Cultural 2013, guest: Hasmik PoghosyanJubilees, musical, film and literary festivals, arguable issues, multi-faceted cultural projects, as well as concerns and losses. “Topic” program reflected on the cultural events of 2013 throughout the whole year. As for the achievements, gaps of cultural 2013 and the surprises of the coming year, Hayk Hambardzumyan discussed it all with Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister of Culture of Armenia.
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New Year in Special School N17 of YerevanChildren with motor system disorders, mental issues study in Special School N17 of Yerevan. Most of the children stay overnight there and goes back to their families only on holidays. The day of our visit the institutions was in a pre-festive mood. The children and pedagogues were visited by the Vicar of Ararat Patriarchal Diocese, Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, Father Norayr, pastor of St. Sargis Church of Nor Nork, members of women and youth unions of parish communities.
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State and Language, part 5There is a common opinion about the language that as a fundamental component of individual and national identity, it fosters the establishment of a national state. And how does the state affect the development and status of the language? The topic is being discussed by Armen Petrosyan, Doctor of Philological Sciences and Hamlet Petrosyan, Doctor of Historical Sciences, culturologist. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. |