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Erebouni-Yerevan: Armenia's capital celebrates 2796th anniversary
11:13 * 12.10.14
Yerevan is celebrating its 2796th anniversary. The events will be
marked in a number of communities.
The celebrations will commence under the slogan 'Yerevan, my home' and
last for a whole day.
Guests from different countries arrived in Armenia's capital to attend
the celebrations.
The first Erebouni-Yerevan celebrations were organized in October 1968
to mark the 2750th anniversary of Armenia's capital.
A song entitled 'Erebouni-Yerevan' was composed by Paruyr Sevak and
Edgar Hovhannisyan, which later became the city's anthem. The song was
first sung by a 2,750-member chorus headed by Tatul Altunyan.
The celebrations lasted for a week. Numerous events were organized,
books on the history of Yerevan published, films on Yerevan's everyday
life screened, exhibitions held and commemorative coins issued.
The fountain marking the 2750th anniversary of Yerevan was
commissioned in the park adjacent to Republic Square.
In different years the mottos of the celebrations were 'I love you,
Yerevan', 'Capital of my heart', 'Guide of my', 'We are Yerevan.'
This slogan of this year's celebrations is 'Yerevan, my home'. A new
song has been presented to Armenia's capital the city (lyrics by Avet
Barseghyan).
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/12/erebuni-yerevan-2796/
11:13 * 12.10.14
Yerevan is celebrating its 2796th anniversary. The events will be
marked in a number of communities.
The celebrations will commence under the slogan 'Yerevan, my home' and
last for a whole day.
Guests from different countries arrived in Armenia's capital to attend
the celebrations.
The first Erebouni-Yerevan celebrations were organized in October 1968
to mark the 2750th anniversary of Armenia's capital.
A song entitled 'Erebouni-Yerevan' was composed by Paruyr Sevak and
Edgar Hovhannisyan, which later became the city's anthem. The song was
first sung by a 2,750-member chorus headed by Tatul Altunyan.
The celebrations lasted for a week. Numerous events were organized,
books on the history of Yerevan published, films on Yerevan's everyday
life screened, exhibitions held and commemorative coins issued.
The fountain marking the 2750th anniversary of Yerevan was
commissioned in the park adjacent to Republic Square.
In different years the mottos of the celebrations were 'I love you,
Yerevan', 'Capital of my heart', 'Guide of my', 'We are Yerevan.'
This slogan of this year's celebrations is 'Yerevan, my home'. A new
song has been presented to Armenia's capital the city (lyrics by Avet
Barseghyan).
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/12/erebuni-yerevan-2796/