An Armenian woman in national costume
An Armenian woman in national costume on a hillside near Artvin (in present day Turkey), circa 1910 (Prokudin-Gorskii Collection/LOC): In 1909 and 1912 Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire with the support of Tsar Nicholas II. He used a specialized camera to capture three black and white […]
Anushapur
Anushapur – Armenian National sweet soup • Cook groat • Cut dried fruits and nuts, add to the groat • Add sugar and cinnamon and continue cooking about 2 hours 3 hours 8 person Ingredients ½ kg groat ½ kg different dried fruits (raisins, apricot, pear, peach, fig, apple, plump, etc) 1 glass nuts (walnut, […]
Syunik: Engels on a meadow
Syunik is magnificent in any weather and at all times during the year. Among infinite ridges lasting in all directions it is not known from where and goodness knows where, always there will be something new and unexpected. Even if one is here in the 100-th time, it is necessary to curtail from the main […]
Hamshen
Hamshen (Համշէն) Armenians or Hamshenis (Համշենի) are a group of Armenians who inhabit the Black Sea coastal areas of Turkey, Russia, and Georgia. Most adhere to either Sunni Islam or Armenian Apostolic Christianity.
Salad with aveluk
Aveluk is a type of green well known in Armenia. Ingredients ½ bunch of aveluk 1 tea spoon oil 3 onions 1 clove garlic ½ walnuts Coriander Sour lavash (Armenian national bread) Red and black pepper Salt Preparation Cook, take from water and cut. Fry onion in the oil and add aveluk on it and […]
An Artsakh woman in traditional dress
Hair style is traditional. She wears a Cote, silver drams rim, white cotton handkerchief. The dress is bounded in red silk piece or sateen. Occupational clothing is of dark green silk. Three skirt outerwear is also made of silk and the width is 2 sm. Sleeves are formed and ornamented with silver endings. The wings […]
Armenian Tolma
Ethnographers and linguists consider that word “Tolma” comes from Urartian word “toli” which means grape leaves. Probably, Armenian national dish tolma initially was cooked only in grape leaves, further it was cooked in cabbage, greens (Musaler), Quince and Currant (Artsakh, Zangezur) leaves. And summer tolma tolma probably was cooked later. It is easy to guess […]
Armenian New Year
Tradition of celebrating New Year as beginning of coming year on January 1 became popular among Armenians relatively not long ago. Till the beginning of our century in regions celebrating Navasard, celebrations of New Year on January 1 was limited by just congratulating each other. Among Western Armenians, Armenians of Kilikia Region, particularly among many […]
Monastery of Ptghni
Monastery of Ptghni is situated in village Ptghni, Kotaiq Region, near city Abovyan. It has such ornaments that already were used on stone buildings in 6-7th centuries. Still remaining of an equal wing stone and ornaments of grape and pomegranate are seen on the walls. During excavations in 1964 it turned out that the church […]
Arzakhan, Monastery of Neghuts
On foots of mountain Tsakhunyats is situated village Arzakhan (Kotayk Region /Marz/). It is called Arzakhan, Arzhakhand. 3 km above the village is situated Monastery of Holly Mother (Surb Astvatsatsin) of Neghuts. The monastery was built in 10th century. The Monastery is surrounded by virgin woods and near it one may find many khachkars (cross […]