Armenian Church in Fresno to mark 390th anniversary of Thanksgiving traditionNovember 16, 2011 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An annual autumn food bazaar at a Fresno church this year will salute the 390th anniversary of the Thanksgiving tradition in North America. First Armenian Presbyterian Church will recognize the Pilgrims' celebration of the good harvest of 1621 at its Merchants' Lunch and Country Store bazaar on Thursday, November 17. The church's senior pastor, the Rev. Mgrdich Melkonian, in his greetings and prayers at the event, will recall that autumn feast of the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Native Americans. First Armenian Presbyterian Church is California's oldest Armenian church. The Merchants' Lunch includes traditional Armenian cuisine. The lunch is available on a dine-in, take-out or drive-through basis. The Country Store offers holiday shopping for ethnic delicacies. It also will sell a revised printing of the Fidelis Women's Society Centennial recipe book, "A Hundred Years and Still Cooking." It includes recipes by the pioneering Armenian women who first settled in the Valley more than 120 years ago, Fresno Bee reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |