1 / 37

ARMENIAN TRADITIONS

ARMENIAN TRADITIONS. VARDAVAR.

teryl
Download Presentation

ARMENIAN TRADITIONS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ARMENIAN TRADITIONS

  2. VARDAVAR • Vardavar (Transfiguration, Brilliance) is one of themostfavorite, joyfulandnoteworthyholidays in Armenia. AfteradoptingChristianitythisholiday had somechangesandnowdays it is celebrated as a holidaydevotedtothewell-knownevent of theChrist'stransfiguration, when he appearedto his disciples on theMountTabor in his brightenedappearance. Accordingtosomespecialists, Vardavarholiday is alsorelatedtotheFloodandtheNoah'sdecentfromthe Ark. 

  3. KHOSK ARNEL • The groom’s immediate family is invited to the bride’s house for coffee/tea or dinner. The groom’s family arrives with floral arrangements and a box of chocolates. 

  4. TrndezandDiarnt’arach Peoplemakebonfires in theiryards, makecirclesandgoroundthebonfire, and in theendtheyjumpovertheflame. Newly-wedsjumpoverthe fire in couples, and on thisdayrecentlymarriedwomenusuallyreceivegiftsfromtheirmothers-in-law.

  5. OTHER TRADITIONS • When it comestodeath, the men do not shavefor 40 days.

  6. Traditionally (especially in ruralareas) Armenianfamilieshave a lot of children. A birth of a child, especially a boy, is a happyeventwhich has alwaysbeenwelcome. On churchholidays in front of thehousewhere a babywasbornmusicplayedandthehousewasdecoratedwithgreenbranches – thesymbol of familycontinuation. Thechild is not showntoanybody but therelativesfor 40 daysafterbirth.

  7. THE TRADITION of the ARMENIAN SILVER-PLATIN

  8. FOOD TRADITIONS • These recipes are only a few of the seasonal and traditional foods that Armenians have and they represent my families personal favorites. The Armenian people are a very old culture and have maintained their sense of family, heritage and traditions through very adverse times in history.

  9. Therearemany "special" holidayfoodsArmeniansprepareandenjoy. DuringtheEasterholidaymanydishesaremadewhichare not normallymadeanyother time of theyear. DuetotheArmenianbeliefandobservation of Lent, manygiveupeatingmeatfortheforty-dayperiod. One popular foodduringtheperiod of Lent is vospovkheyma.

  10. Armenians also bring entertaining pastimes into their traditional dishes. Just like the American tradition of boiling and coloring Easter eggs, Armenians also have this tradition. The Easter eggs are called Garmeer Havgeed (in Armenian) which means "red eggs". The eggs have this name because the shells are dyed dark red.

  11. ARMENIAN TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

  12. JEWISH TRADITIONS

  13. Jewish in Turkiye,aretheJewishwhoweresavedbytheOttomanEmpireduringtheslaughter in Spain in 1492.

  14. Theyweremainlylocated in ThesellonikiandIzmir.

  15. TodaysTurkiye’sJewishpeoplearethefollowing of protectedJewishbyOttomans.That’swhytheyhaveneverrebelagainsttheTurkstoshowtheirsympathyandappreciation.

  16. JEWISH HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS • Tu – Bistav The 1st. Day of AgriculturalCalendar.It is alsocalled “BerahalasFrutas.”It is a traditiontoplantyoungtreesduringthe festival.

  17. Pesah It is celebarated in commemoration of gettingrid of thecaptivity in Egypt.Particularly ,unleavenedbread is eaten on thisday.

  18. Harvest Festival Itstartswiththe 1st.cultivationandendswiththeharvest of thewheatwhichlastsabout 50 days.

  19. Tisa Be- Av It is a lamentday.Betweenthe sun riseand sun set theyfast.

  20. ROUMS

  21. Roum is alsoknown ‘’Urum’’. This name wasgivenbyMuslimstoGreekpeopleliving in Anatolia. Theword ‘’Roum’’ derivedfrom ‘’Romoes’’. TheRoumswereGreekoriginedOrthodoxChristianswhowerealsocitizens of Roman Empire.

  22. In time theygiveup Latin languageandadopted ‘’Greek’’. In 1923 because of populationexchangebetweenGreeceandTurkiyemost of theRoumswentbacktoGreece. Todaymost of theroumslive in Cyprus.

  23. POPULATION EXCHANGE

  24. TRADITIONS OF ROUMS

  25. Ta Fota TheycelebrateJesus’sbaptism on 6th of January. A reverendthrow a woodcrossintoseaandtheyoungcompetetofindandget it.

  26. Protohronia RoumscelebrateJesus’scircumcision on 1st of Januaryand on 31th of December, as at Noel, childrenvisithouses, singsongsandcollectgiftsandmoney.

  27. New Year At xmass, turkey is cookedandeaten.Pomegranete is believedtobringluckand at New Yearnightthey break pomegraneteinfront of theirhousesorshops.

  28. Ton Psihon Roums on Ton Psihondayvisitthegraveyards.On thisdaytheyeat a kind of ‘’helva’’ called ‘’Koliva’’ which is made of wallnut, almondandwheat.

  29. Apokries Roumsusedtocelebratethecarnaval 40 daysbeforeEaster.Beforethe ‘’GreatFast’’ theyusedtohavefunfor 3 daysnonestop.Partiesusedto be organized, masksusedto be worn, traditionalfoodusedto be eatenand a lot of alcoholwould be consumed.Theywouldadorn a puppetandthenburn it down.Today, theyonly organize dinners.

  30. Tessarakosti It is Roums’ 1st day of ‘’40 DaysEasterFast’’. On the 1st daytheydon’teatanddrinkanything.Duringthefollowing 5 weekstheyfastanddon’teatanyfood of animalorigin.At thelastweek of thefastonlyboiledvegetablesandparticularlylentil, whichsymbolizesVirginMarry’stears, areeaten.

  31. Vayion RoumscelebratethisdayforJesus’sarrivaltoJarusalemand met witholivebranchesandsturgeonbranches.

  32. THE END

  33. DEAR STUDENTS & FRIENDS Politically, talkingaboutpains, victoriesanddefeatsisn’tourreasonto be hereandtoparticipate in thisproject. Ifwewanttoknoweachotherorincreaseawareness, wemustrealizetherealitiesthatwetriedtopointoutfromthebeginning of ourpresentation, andteach it toourchildrenandyouth.

  34. Historicaleventandsituationsresult in time’sconditionsand can only be true, scientificandobjectiveiftheyareevaluatedaccordingtothatperiod.

  35. Whenhistorylearned in thisway, it teachesnextgenerationshowtoestablishemphaty, understandandlove ,instead of hostility. Italsoteachesthat ‘life is a gift’.

  36. Thisprojectshowsthattheminorities in thesamegeography can be regarded as a culturalwealththatfeedsandcompleteseachotherinstead of beingregarded as a problem.

  37. Inthis sense, I wouldliketothanktoourfriends,coordinators,andstudentswhohaveendeavoured. Gulsevin KORUR HistoryTeacher

More Related