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Mehr News Agency (MNA), Iran
December 25, 2012 Tuesday
Iranian traditions and Christian New Year: a union
TABRIZ, Dec. 25 (MNA) - Although the Christmas and New Year are
religious ceremonies specific to the Christian, the Iran's Armenian
rituals in celebrating the occasion have been interestingly integrated
into Iranian old traditions. Marina Danghian, university lecturer and
resident in Tabriz, speaks about the Iran's Armenians' rituals for
Christmas and New Year. "Iran's Armenians perform a mixture of
Iranian-Armenian and Christian rituals in these days." She says.
Frittata "House cleaning and cooking and eating fish, rice, and Kuku
(Iranian food similar to the Italian ) in Iranian New Year's Day.
Christians receive gifts from Santa Clause and decorate pine trees.
They are pretty much the same," she adds. "In the New Year's Eve all
Armenians congregate with their families at their homes, churches, or
other public places, and welcome the New Year with special festivals,"
says Mrs. Danghian. She pointed out that Armenian Christians let the
previous year, with all its happy and sad moments, be bygone, and pray
God for peace and harmony. MS/EA MNA END
December 25, 2012 Tuesday
Iranian traditions and Christian New Year: a union
TABRIZ, Dec. 25 (MNA) - Although the Christmas and New Year are
religious ceremonies specific to the Christian, the Iran's Armenian
rituals in celebrating the occasion have been interestingly integrated
into Iranian old traditions. Marina Danghian, university lecturer and
resident in Tabriz, speaks about the Iran's Armenians' rituals for
Christmas and New Year. "Iran's Armenians perform a mixture of
Iranian-Armenian and Christian rituals in these days." She says.
Frittata "House cleaning and cooking and eating fish, rice, and Kuku
(Iranian food similar to the Italian ) in Iranian New Year's Day.
Christians receive gifts from Santa Clause and decorate pine trees.
They are pretty much the same," she adds. "In the New Year's Eve all
Armenians congregate with their families at their homes, churches, or
other public places, and welcome the New Year with special festivals,"
says Mrs. Danghian. She pointed out that Armenian Christians let the
previous year, with all its happy and sad moments, be bygone, and pray
God for peace and harmony. MS/EA MNA END