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IRANIAN ARMENIANS CELEBRATE VARDANANTS DAY AT VALLEY OF AVARAYR
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16:58 . 20/02
Ceremonies were held at Atrpatakan's Armenian Diocese in Iran to
celebrate Vardanants Day. At St Sargis Church in Tavriz and St
Stepanos Church in Urmia liturgies were served to commemorate the
fighters who fell for the sake of Armenians.
Celebrations were also held at Avarayr Valley, where Grigor Chifchian,
vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Atrpatakan (Iran) visited to pay a
tribute to the ossuary of Sparapet (commander) Vardan, ministers and
soldiers. In the valley, where the Armenian army of 66 000 soldiers
fought against the Persian army of 300 000 soldiers, there are old
pictures of crosses, which, probably, were engraved on rocks and
stones by Armenian soldiers as a form of expression of their faith.
During the ceremony at the valley a schoolchildren's choir performed
songs dedicated to Sparapet Vardan and national songs.
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5388
16:58 . 20/02
Ceremonies were held at Atrpatakan's Armenian Diocese in Iran to
celebrate Vardanants Day. At St Sargis Church in Tavriz and St
Stepanos Church in Urmia liturgies were served to commemorate the
fighters who fell for the sake of Armenians.
Celebrations were also held at Avarayr Valley, where Grigor Chifchian,
vicar of the Armenian Diocese in Atrpatakan (Iran) visited to pay a
tribute to the ossuary of Sparapet (commander) Vardan, ministers and
soldiers. In the valley, where the Armenian army of 66 000 soldiers
fought against the Persian army of 300 000 soldiers, there are old
pictures of crosses, which, probably, were engraved on rocks and
stones by Armenian soldiers as a form of expression of their faith.
During the ceremony at the valley a schoolchildren's choir performed
songs dedicated to Sparapet Vardan and national songs.