Yerevan to host Third Winter Festival from Dec. 17, 2009 till Jan. 6, 2010December 9, 2009 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From December 17, 2009 till January 6, 2010, Yerevan will host the third Armenia 2009 Winter Festival (organizer: Kanachastan NGO)."The festival aims to impart joy to winter holidays," said Kanachastan NGO Chair Raffi Naziblyan Official opening is due on December 17 in Arno Babajanyan concert hall. Ceremony will be followed by a fir tree exhibition in lovers' park and a Winter Procession. By December 16, festival organization committee will accept and select the best sketches of Kaghand Papa, the Armenian model of Santa Claus, which will be shown to public on December 19. "Live Manger", a 20-minute performance about the birth of Jesus Christ, will be staged in Abovyan street, not far from Katoghike church. Festival program also includes winter games and exhibition of Armenian dishes. "Such events are important as they help to shape a tradition of holidays," Naziblyan said in conclusion. This is the third Armenian winter festival organized in cooperation with Deem Communications. Festival sponsors are ministries of economy and culture, Yerevan Municipality and Bogossian Gardens foundation. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |