  ARMENIA CELEBRATES CANDLEMAS AND NEWLY-WEDS DAYSFebruary 14, 2004 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenia celebrates one of the people's favorite holidays - the Candlemas Day. The holiday symbolizes the approaching of the spring. According to the custom on this day people jump over fires lighted in all yards from fire brought from churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church has preserved this custom, which remained from the times of paganism in Armenia. At the same time, recently in compliance with a decree of the Catholicos of all Armenians, February 14 is also celebrated as the Newly-Weds Day.  Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
