 Sheep shearing and snow art: Armenia to host a bunch of festivals January 8, 2018 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will host a bunch of events throughout 2018, including 32 festivals in the capital city of Yerevan and the provincial towns and villages. The first festival will launch in Jermuk, a resort town in the Vayots Dzor Province, where Snowman - Snow Art Festival will kick off for the first time on January 17 and run through the next day. Among the most interesting festivals are the Sheep Shearing Festival in the village of Khot on June 9, the Hamov-Hotov Yerevan Holiday Dishes Festival on June 10, the Watermelon Festival in downtown Yerevan on July 14, as well as the 1000 years of village life in Zorakan, Tavush province. Meanwhile, the likes of Yerevan Wine Days, the Tolma Festival, the Yerevan TARAZfest and the Khorovats (Barbeque) Festival have turned into traditions after being held throughout the past several years.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
