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A professional sculptor from Armenia, Bogdan Hovhannisyan represented the epitome of joy.
Samvel Galstian is not the typical front man. Shy and reserved, he offers almost no banter, explanations, nor translations.
“If the carpet falls and covers her head and face, like a veil, within the next year or so she will get married.”
After an open call to participate, seven groups of dancers and one soloist performed a range of styles in the Handes! Armenian Dance Showcase.
The mock wedding combined a mélange of rituals accompanied by music, dance, and a narration that revealed a world of symbolism.
Basturma is an Armenian cured beef that is dried relentlessly and smeared in age-old seasoning secrets with a whole lot of salt.
In the tourists flocking to Armenia, Armen Qefilyan found a new audience for his award-winning meat on a stick.
“It is the grandfather of the guitar, and the father of the lute. As you move further west, you get the lute, and further west is the guitar.”
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