Yerevan Brandy Company celebrates Book Giving DayFebruary 19, 2024 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following a well-cherished tradition, the Yerevan Brandy Company celebrated Book Giving Day on February 19. Each year, the company gives a new twist to the holiday; this year, in collaboration with Newmag Publishing house, it organized a literary contest open to all employees. The competition's results were announced during an awarding ceremony held at the ARARAT Museum of the Yerevan Brandy Company on February 19. Participants recorded remarkable results, with several securing top positions in the literary competition. Hasmik Yeganyan, Anahit Gasparyan, Svetlana Hambardzumyan, Madlena Khachatryan, Manvel Tumanyan, Nelly Ghazaryan, Sergey Ghaltakhchyan and Aleksander Davtyan won the prize places.
The contest, comprising 15 questions, covered a wide range of topics including the literary works of authors from various countries and eras, as well as their influence on other art forms. One of the constituent parts of the contest was Armenia's rich history and culture, featuring several questions specifically focusing on how the country has been portrayed by renowned writers worldwide. "An idea will never evolve into a tradition without widespread enthusiasm and support. The tradition becomes a real Value through the people who share and follow it. I am thrilled to see the Book Giving Day has become another cherished tradition and shared moment of Conviviality at the Yerevan Brandy Company, marked by the team's keen participation and by impressive outcomes achieved," noted Serge Khachatryan, Chief Operating Officer of the Yerevan Brandy Company.
“We are delighted that the Yerevan Brandy Company celebrates Book Giving Day not by simply gifting each other books but also by showcasing rather a creative approach. This year was unique with its encouragement towards critical thinking. Indeed, we are pleasantly surprised by both active participation and in-depth knowledge of those who took the prizes," highlighted Artak Aleksanyan, Founder & CEO of Newmag publishing house. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |