The Groom is a Samurai/Artsvi

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VIDEO:The concert “Your Name is ...

On November 6, the concert-performance titled “Your Name Armenia” organized by the Bekor Folk Dance and Song Ensemble  was held at the Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre, and Third Secretary of the Embassy of Japan, Mr. Kouno Taiki performed on the stage. Details in the video Author: H....

VIDEO:Presentation of the armenian trans...

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Vahagn’s birth

In travail were heaven and earth, In travail, too, the purple sea! The travail held in the sea the small red reed. Through the hollow of the stalk came forth smoke, Through the hollow of the stalk came forth flame, And out of the flame a youth ran! Fiery hair had he, Ay, too, he had flaming beard, And his eyes, they were as suns! the material is taken...

The First Japanese Musical Contest Festi...

On July 15, 2018, from 13:00 to 17:00 in the big hall of the Armenian Russian Slavonic University, there took place “Neiro” the first Japanese musical contest festival in Armenia, which was organized by IROHA center. In the beginning there appeared on the screen the official video of the song “Revive Japan”,written by the composer Shushan Sargsyan. The song is written in memory of the terrible earthquake, which took place in March 2011 in Japan. Then there delivered greeting speeches the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan in Armenia Mr. Yamada...

Hello, It’s Me / Armenuhi Sisyan(Video)...

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Architecture of Armenia

Armenian carpetmaking(video)

Thanks to Hayk Isakhanyan for the provision of the material!

Haik Patriarch

Hayk the Great (Armenian: Հայկ), Armenian pronunciation: [hajk], or The Great Hayk, also known as Hayk Nahapet (ՀայկՆահապետ, Armenian pronunciation: [hajk nahapɛt], Hayk the “head of family” or patriarch), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the History of Armenia attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene (410 to 490). Contents • 1Etymology • 2Genealogy • 3Folklore •3.1Hayk and King Bel •3.2Battle of Giants and defeat of Bel Etymology The name of the...

About the Names Hayastan, Hayq and Armen...

Each geographical name has its story, origin and meaning. It has always interested people how this or that toponymic name has originated, how it has altered during the course of time and reached us. In case of careful study, they can tell us many things from the history of the given country and nation. First of all let’s speak about the name “Hayastan”. “Hayastan” is the name of the motherland of the Armenian people, where his historical life has passed. Its borders coincide with the borders of theArmenian plateau.Soviet Armenia occupied the Northeastern part of...

Armenian Warriors, Japanese Samurai: Mil...

Published: 18/07/2011Posted in: Analysis, Armenia @en, ARMENIAN RESISTANCE, GEOGRAPHY YEREVAN magazine, July-August, 2011 issue (14) Text by Armen Ayvazyan Based on his book The Code of Honor of the Armenian Military (4-5th centuries) Translated by Arsen Nazarian and Armen Ayvazyan Armenian historiography contains considerable information about ancient and medieval Armenian military ideology. In the works of fifth century historians Pavstos Buzand and Movses Khorenatzi, the commands and legacy of the Armenian sparapets (commanders in chief) to their successors...

Nation and Church (video)

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The Ancient Armenian Alphabet – the Hiks...

The information agency “Azat Dzayn” (Free Voice) presents to its readers how Mesrop Mashtots has rediscovered the Hiksos or the ancient Armenian alphabet, which has become a basis for the Armenian letters. For approximately 20 centuries lie between the periods of these two alphabets, but as it is seen, the time couldn’t totally erase the most ancient alphabet, which was created by our ancestors. This alphabet has become a basis for the creation of the Indian Brahma alphabet, Phoenician, Semitic and all the alphabets of Asia, as well as for the creation of African...

Remarkable Connection between the Armeni...

03.08.2015 The cultural website Мир Искусства– Mir Iskustva (The World of Culture) calls superhuman the ideas, which lay in the basis of the Armenian alphabet. In the article, which tells about the wonderful secrets of the Armenian alphabet, it is said that the names of the substances, which were known to people in the ancient times, are summarized in the Armenian alphabet. The number of the letters of the names of substances corresponds to the numbers of the substances in Mendeleev’s table. Thus, for example, Ա -A is the 1st letter in the alphabet, Ս-S...

We Are Armenians

thanks to Ofelia Vardanyan  for giving this material!

“Hayordiner” report about ...

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The Online Armenia Encyclopedia

Armeniapedia: the online Armenia Encyclopedia Welcome to Armeniapedia, an online encyclopedia about everything related to Armenia and Armenians. There are currently 7,442 articles. Armenia At Your Fingertips  History Origin, Genocide, Books, Timeline  Travel & Tourism Guidebook, Attractions List or Map  Society and Culture People, Diaspora, Church, Health, Hall of Fame, Online Journals, Education  Language Dictionaries, Alphabet, Fonts, Lessons  Food Cookbooks, Recipes, Restaurants  Arts Architecture, Painters, Music, Cinema  Live in...

Parallels of conducts among Armenian mil...

However, it needs to turn to the review of components of conduct of Armenian military. The above mentioned 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th provisions are noticeably similar to the elements of honorary conducts of medieval European knights and Japanese samurais. For instance, the famous «Hagakure» writing (literally «Hidden in Leaves») was terminated in 1716. It widely expresses and has carefully been worked out honorary conducts of Japanese samurais (Bushido, literally «Warrior Way»). For warrior, Yamamoto Tsunetomo (born in 1659-died in 1719) also emphasized the...

On July 14 Tanabata was Celebrated in «H...

On July 14 Japanese lovers’ day «Tanabata» was celebrated in Japanese-Armenian «Hikari» scientific-cultural centre.

The Armenologist about Japan (video)

The Armenologist about Japan the material is taken from　 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssGXMPlDkrs Artsvi Bakhchinyan (Armenia):  a philologist, researcher in Armenian Diaspora, film and dance history. He was born in 1971 in Yerevan. In 1988-1993 studied in Yerevan State University at the department of the Armenian language and literature. In 1996–1997 he was an invited as a researcher of Uppsala University, Sweden. Since 2009 he works at the Institute of History of National Academy of Sciences at the section of Armenian Diaspora. For ten year he has been writing...