April 20, 2009 - 20:46 AMT
Traditional torchlight procession will be held in Yerevan on the night of Apr. 23/24
Traditional torchlight procession will be held in Yerevan on the night of Apr. 23/24 to commemorate victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Procession participants will meet at Matenadaran to proceed to Tsitsernakaberd, The Armenian Genocide Victims Memorial. The procession will start by burning Turkish flag and using the flame to light torchlights. The tradition was first initiated by Nikol Abgalyan Dashnaktasutyun Student Council in 2000.