CIS Delphic Games to kick off in Yerevan

PanARMENIAN.Net - From June 26 to July 2, Yerevan will be hosting CIS Delphic Games held under the auspices of the International Delphic Committee and CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Foundation (IHCF).

The Games will bring together over 500 young people of art (at the age of 10-25) from 30 countries, including Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

The competition will be held in 19 nominations of folk, classic and modern art.

Executive Director of the IHCF Armen Smbatyan said that the Games will contribute to preservation of the world cultural heritage, promotion of cultural contacts and youth cooperation.

The historical timeframe of the Delphic (Pythian) Games starts 582 BCE. But in 394 CE the Delphic Games were banned. In the first half of the 20th century, there was a move to revive the Pythian Games at Delphi again. Delphic festivals were held in Greece from 1927-1930. However, the World War II forced to suspend organization of the games.

The First Delphic Games of the New Era were organized by the National Delphic Council of Russia in Moscow in 2000. Currently, 63 countries are involved in the international Delphic movement. The International Delphic Committee is headquartered in Moscow.