𝙈𝙀𝘼 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙕𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙩. 𝘼𝙞𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩
Yerevan, Armenia
🎥 @vardan._7
Middle East Airlines - Air Liban #Yerevan #Armenia
𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗡
Gegharkunik province, Armenia
#LakeSevan #Armenia
Քրիստոս Ծնավ և Հայտնեցավ։ Թող Տիրոջ տիեզերական սերը լցնի մեր սրտերը։
🎥 _jemush_
#ArmenianChristmas
𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙛 𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙀𝙫𝙚
Armenians celebrates Christmas on January 6th. On this day it also celebrates the Epiphany, which means the revelation that Jesus was God's son.
On Christmas Eve the churches serve a liturgy called “Chragaluits” (burning lamps), where believers light a candle and bring the Christmas fire to their home. After the liturgy, people greet each other with the words: “Christ was born and appeared. Blessed be the appearance of Christ”.
Some Armenians fast and don't eat certain type of food in the week before Christmas. The Christmas Eve meal is called 'khetum' (խթում). It often includes dishes such as rice, fish, nevik (green chard and chick peas) and yogurt/wheat soup called tanabur (թանապուր). Children are served apple stuffed with walnuts and honey, also sharots which is snickers alike snack made from fruits.
The main traditional dish is Armenian pilaf, which is rice with raisins, dried fruits, nuts, honey. It has been passed down through generations and is usually cooked on Christmas Eve and on Easter day.
The ingredients are rice, dried fruits (prunes, pears, apples, apricots, raisins), honey, walnuts. Some people also add cinnamon powder. Rice symbolizes people on Earth, dried fruits are prayers, and honey is blessing of life. When pilaf is cooked, it is best served on Armenian lavash bread.
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#ArmenianPilaf #ArmenianChristmas
𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑜 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 6𝑡ℎ?
Armenians celebrate Christmas on 6th of January, instead of 25th of December. This teadition rooted in the early days of Christianity, combines the celebration of Christ birth and baptism into one holy day known as the Feast of the Theophany.
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#ArmenianChristmas #Armenia
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
Matnakash is traditional Armenian bread consisting of a smooth, elastic dough made with flour, water, sugar, salt and oil.
Before baking in a well-steamed oven, the dough is usually topped with a mixture consisting of flour, water and sweatened black tea, which lends the bread a unique, crispy crust that complements its soft and slightly chewy interior.
This bread has a distinctive oval or round shape. Its name matnakash translates to "finger draw" or "finger pull", derived from the traditional way of adorning the bread’s top by using fingers.
In Armenia, this leavened bread is still a staple as it has been for ages, available in bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants throughout the country.
