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St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) Church of Aragats village re-consecratedWith the funding of the benefactor Aghvan Karapetyan, St. Astvatsatsin Church of Aragats village in Aragatsotn Marz has been renovated. On the Feast of Transfiguration, the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, together with the priests of the Diocese, re-consecrated the holy place of the village.
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We Remember and DemandEvery 24th of each month, youth unions of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese organize events to commemorate April 24. On July 24, third event of the program “Towards 100th years from the Armenian Genocide” was held at Freedom Square.
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Armenian composers in Tag(h)ebuch (Tagharan/Book of Songs) ProjectA meeting with three composers, Aram Hovhannisyan, David Balassanian and Helena Sargsyan, who participated in the German Tagharan Project was held in Naregatsi Art Union.
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New hotel in Parajanov styleOn the occasion of the 11th Golden Apricot, the American Armenian philanthropist Levon Der-Bedrosian has turned his newly opened Silk Road House into a cultural hotbed furnished in Parajanov style. Parallel to the festival, the House hosted screenings of documentaries on the legendary director and an international conference.
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Pilgrimage to Havuts TarSecond phase of the program “Let’s Get to Know Our Church” was finalized by the pilgrimage to Havuts Tar. The objective was to familiarize the youth with the history of and current activities of the Armenian Church.
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Divine Liturgy of the Brotherhood Pilgrimage in the Holy EtchmiadzinPrior to the Feast of the Universal Holy Church of Etchmiadzin, a Divine Liturgy was held at the Mother Cathedral. The Divile Liturgy was attended by a number of clergy serving in the near and remote Diocese of the Armenian Church, who arrived in the Holy Etchmiadzin on the occasion of the Brotherhood Conference.
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Congress of young writers in TsakhkadzorThis year three topics stood in the agenda of young writer’s congress – specifics and trends of modern poem, specifics of prose, selected topics and main motives and the issues of modern art criticism within the current media.
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Shoghakat Choir is 20 years oldShoghakat Choir of Nor Nork District Youth Center is 20 years old. The final concert took place on June 1, on the International Children’s Day in Charents House-Museum.
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Poetess Alicia Ghiragossian passed awayLast week famous Argentine Armenian poetess Alicia Ghiragossian passed away. She has authored a number of books in Armenian, Spanish, Italian and English. She is also an Honorary Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
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Jubilee night dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Tigran MansuryanThis year, January 27, one of the greatest Armenian composers of our days, TigranMansuryan celebrated his 75th anniversary. He introduced new composition tricks into the Armenian music world. Today, the creations of Tigran Mansuryan can be heard on the stages of London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, New York and many others.Recently, the Chamber Music House after Komitas hosted the first jubilee concert of the composer in Armenia dedicated to his 75th anniversary.
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Chamber Music Festival of young Armenian composers finalized26 Armenian composers living in Armenia and abroad participated in the joint initiative of the Ministry of Culture and the Composers’ Union. The objective of the non-competitive festival was to promote the works of young composers and mutual interactions.
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Premiere of the film “The Time of the Time” in YerevanThe documentary of Tigran Paskevichyan and Ara Shirinyan “The Time of the Time” is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of “Zhamanak (Time)” Daily in Istanbul. By documenting the history of the daily newspaper, the film also helps get an understanding on the Constantinople Armenian reality of the last hundred years.
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