Tbilisi hosts 100th Vardaton fest to honor great Sayat NovaMay 26, 2014 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tbilisi celebrated the 100th fest of Vardaton to honor Sayat Nova, the great Armenian poet and musician. The May 25 celebratory events opened with a liturgy in St. Echmiadzin Church. Upon completion of the ceremony, numerous guests who arrived from all around the world bowed to celebrated Armenians buried Khojivank Pantheon. Meanwhile, thousands of multinational quests were waiting for celebrations to begin outside Cathedral of St. George. Delegations of the Writers’ Unions of Armenia and Georgia, Diaspora Ministry and French city of Marseille attended the events. To honor an age-old tradition, Vardaton started with a rose-laying ceremony at Sayat Nova’s grave. The jubilee events were organized by Hayartun center at Georgia’s Armenian Apostolic Church with the support of Petros Adamyan Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre, Union of Armenian Writers of Georgia, Armenian Embassy in Georgia, Armenian Ministry of Culture, Tbilisi Municipality, sponsored by Hayartun board of trustees. Sayat Nova Armenian minstrel song ensemble and Ksovrelebi performed at the event, along with actors of Petros Adamyan Drama Theater, reciters, solo singers and artists who arrived from various corners of Armenia and Georgia. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |