Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia hands out drinks to Vardavar festival guestsJuly 5, 2016 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vardavar international festival took place in Garni and Geghard on Sunday, July 3 with Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia supporting the event and distributing drinks to the guests of the public celebration. The festival is an annual educational, youth and cultural event, organized for the third year in a row by the Federation of Youth Clubs of Armenia. Vardavar, the day of Christ’s Transfiguration, is one of the five cardinal feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the history of which comes from pagan times. At the time, the fest was traditionally associated with water, love, beauty, fertility and Astghik – the goddess of beauty. On that day, people offered her roses, released doves into the sky and sprinkled water on each other. The tradition of pouring water has been preserved till our days.
As in previous years, the festival kicked off in Garni with the opening of regional pavilions, where each province presented its specificities of celebrating Vardavar. The pavilions were organized under umbrellas provided by Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia. In addition, the Company supported the festival with Coca-Cola drinks and Bonaqua water, distributing them among numerous guests and participants of the event. Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia puts a lot of importance on the social and cultural life of the community, frequently supporting similar public events both in Yerevan and the provinces. This year the festival was held under the motto of “National traditional games.” During the celebration young moderators and participants presented national games which were popular among their ancestors.
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