The Social and Cultural News of Abovyan City.
National – cultural festival took place on august 4-23 which involved kids – theatrical national festival named ” Nran Hatik”. Abovyan’s ” Hay Aveteranchakan” association’s Christian education’s center called ” Nazinik” theatrical – club ( the head A. Karapetyan) participated in this festival. They presented the ” Asoghin lsogh a petq- (It is need to listen Sayers) ” performance, written by H. Tumanyan.
Read MoreStudent Council of Abovyan city intends to create a student professional library ( in September/October).The aim is to support the students acquire knowledge and professional skills and be ready for their exams. Very often the students have problems with libraries and reading-rooms in Yerevan as they dont have time and possibilities for that. The Student Professional library will be lead and controlled by the members of SC . The reading-room will consist of 500/600 kinds of literature . For about 400 of them will be attained with help of students…
Read MoreOn August 3-13, in Abovyan was held a real fest for children. A plan is being realized which doesnt take into account neither nationality nor age and gender. The plan is known like ” Kids athletic- cultural” party ( for 8-12 years old children ), and it has peace-loving goal which tends to a realization of a conception in town Abovyan must be built a football club. It is almost seven years that this programme is being carried into effect in all over the world due to Denmark, and this…
Read MoreLaughter-it a beauty of the person.Laughter-it a rose of the person.Who frequently is not dared that,The most sad person. Only one step separates these two extreme measures laughter and pleasure. All world is dared, the native land of laughter – Gyumri is dared, dared “Vaghon”. Let’s for a moment forget about fat and skim (has asked ” about what? “) sausage or how many there is an egg (whose?) chicken’s. On a question ” What is necessary to our distressful, broken and much suffered people, have answered: ” to fall…
Read MoreYerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) convened today a roundtable discussion on “The Challenges of Culture and Value System in Armenia.” As part of the forum, the Center released the results of its specialized opinion survey, entitled “Value and Ideology Benchmarks: Imperatives and Alternatives,” which involved more than 50 experts from Yerevan and across Armenia. ACNIS director of administration Karapet Kalenchian greeted the invited guests and public participants with opening remarks. “These deliberations on culture, together with the expert survey preceding them, aim to present one focus…
Read MoreStones has been the unseparatable part of the Armanians. They have erected centuries by stones, engraved their history that has passed. This is the Armenians typical image. “Song about stone” literary-musical matinee which was devoted to the 90 anniversary of Hamo Sahyan was organized by the employees of the museum of Armenian-Russian peoples relationship and was held on July 16, at 1500. Hamo Sahyan has been and remains “the translator of stones” who has transferred the history of Armenian nation to us. He used to say” I wish I…
Read MoreDuring this lively pagan festivity in July, when the heat of the sun scorches vegetation, people splash water on each other. Water is thrown by the bucketful on anyone: no matter the age, gender, or public position. Even submissive and quiet brides would throw water on their mothers-in-law! Nobody is offended or angered by this: it is the accepted way to celebrate the ancient Armenian tradition ofVardavar. The word vardavar has two interpretations based on which of two pagan goddesses were worshipped: Astgheek or Anaheet. Astgheek (the Armenian equivalent of Greeces…
Read MoreOn the 15th of July the final concert of dancing clubs ( “Husher“, “SA“, “Avetis“,”Simba“) took place in the center of Cultural-House of Abovyan. This was an annual concert where the participants essential and definite purpose was the final concert for their parents and citizens. The winner of many international dance competitions – “Husher” dancing club ( the art director Edgar Avetisyan) accosted and pleased the audience with their gentle movements.
Read MoreDuring the 44 years of his life Rafik Qeshishyan has managed to create a whole galaxy of abstract and half-abstract style paintings, where mainly through red, grey and violet tints the psychologist and philosopher artist has indispensably added musical air. Symphonic music played on low volume helps him work, and if not a painter, he would definitely be a musician today. And it’s not accidental that he would love to live in Ancient Period, where art developed naturally, while now “life is full of artificial things, and one spends 80%…
Read MoreKhachen Artsakhetsi was born in 1947 in Metsshen village of Martaket region. Upon graduating the local school he had tried to enter Drama Institute, but thanks to good luck he didn’t, instead he succeded in entering the Art Academy after Terlemezian. When an actor strives for a play with all his heart, only then the play would be on the theatre stage. Here he plays on the painting stage, playing with people’s emotions through landscapes, portraits and collages.
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