Tweet
Re-Building Khatchkars
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society23210.html
Published: 10:14:18 - 03/09/2011
Although repeated protests have been lodged by the Armenian
Authorities, petitions have been taken by various groups or sent by
numerous committees and individuals to most UNESCO offices worldwide
complaining about the systematic destruction of our Khatchkars, but
the issue remains ignored and every effort to preserve or renovate our
Khatchkars appears fruitless.
Maybe we, Armenians in the Diaspora, can create and build our own
Khatchkars in all the cemeteries of the world where Armenians have to
be buried, by erecting a Khatchkar instead of a Headstone upon which
all the details to be engraved on the headstone can be transferred,
making it a unique display which will remain forever for future
generations to see.
In every cemetery where an Armenian has to be buried, the headstone
carries the name , date of birth and death of that person and
invariably a Cross is always included , making that grave a
recognisable Christian grave .
WHY DON'T WE, ALL ARMENIANS IN THE DIASPORA, REPLACE OUR HEADSTONES
WITH A KHATCHKAR ?
I am confident that each community can sponsor and support financially
its resident Khatchkar Maker invited from Armenia and instead of
commissioning a Headstone, we can erect a Khatchkar engraved with our
own choice of design. The Armenian Clergy being involved with each
Armenian burial, will be therefore the appropriate Authority to
organise that commission.
I see sometimes strange engravings and objects displayed on various
headstones: there is even one where a stethoscope has been engraved,
in memory of the doctor buried underneath. Therefore Khatchkars -
which are a work of CHRISTIAN ART - will always be allowed, by the
Councils managing the cemeteries, to be installed on Armenian graves.
Let the Azeris and the Turks and the Kurds destroy our Khatchkars. We
will build them again and again and in countries where the destroyers
will have no access for impunity and demolition.
Odette Bazil
UK
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society23210.html
Published: 10:14:18 - 03/09/2011
Although repeated protests have been lodged by the Armenian
Authorities, petitions have been taken by various groups or sent by
numerous committees and individuals to most UNESCO offices worldwide
complaining about the systematic destruction of our Khatchkars, but
the issue remains ignored and every effort to preserve or renovate our
Khatchkars appears fruitless.
Maybe we, Armenians in the Diaspora, can create and build our own
Khatchkars in all the cemeteries of the world where Armenians have to
be buried, by erecting a Khatchkar instead of a Headstone upon which
all the details to be engraved on the headstone can be transferred,
making it a unique display which will remain forever for future
generations to see.
In every cemetery where an Armenian has to be buried, the headstone
carries the name , date of birth and death of that person and
invariably a Cross is always included , making that grave a
recognisable Christian grave .
WHY DON'T WE, ALL ARMENIANS IN THE DIASPORA, REPLACE OUR HEADSTONES
WITH A KHATCHKAR ?
I am confident that each community can sponsor and support financially
its resident Khatchkar Maker invited from Armenia and instead of
commissioning a Headstone, we can erect a Khatchkar engraved with our
own choice of design. The Armenian Clergy being involved with each
Armenian burial, will be therefore the appropriate Authority to
organise that commission.
I see sometimes strange engravings and objects displayed on various
headstones: there is even one where a stethoscope has been engraved,
in memory of the doctor buried underneath. Therefore Khatchkars -
which are a work of CHRISTIAN ART - will always be allowed, by the
Councils managing the cemeteries, to be installed on Armenian graves.
Let the Azeris and the Turks and the Kurds destroy our Khatchkars. We
will build them again and again and in countries where the destroyers
will have no access for impunity and demolition.
Odette Bazil
UK