Happy Easter everyone!

[Helen]

Easter (Zatik)
The Armenian traditional greeting on Easter is "Krisdos haryal i merelots" (Christ is risen from the dead), to which you reply "Orhnyal e harutyun' Krisdosi" (Blessed is the resurrection of Christ).

Armenian Easter eggs are decorated with pictures of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and other religious designs.

Kristos haryal i merelots...

[Helen]

Easter (Zatik)
(religious holiday)

Observed on: April 8
Easter (Zatik) is the favourite and the most anticipated holiday in the Christian world. Everybody greets each other on this day: “Christ has arisen"-“Blessed is the resurrection of Christ". During the Lenten fasting season of 40 days before Easter, Armenian families put lentils or other sprouting grains on a tray covered with a thin layer of cotton, and keep it in a light place of the house until Easter when sprouts appear. These green sprouts, symbolizing spring and awakening of nature, are the “grass" on which people place colored eggs to decorate the Easter table. To the present day, Armenians have preserved the beautiful biblical lore which refers to red eggs and cheorek (sweet bread): “When Christ was crucified, his mother took some eggs and bread wrapped in the shawl. When the Mother saw her Son crucified and his arms bleeding, she knelt down and cried. The Mother’s tears and Son’s blood dropping on the shawl colored the eggs and bread. Then the Mother put the shawl on her head. Since that day people began coloring eggs red on Easter day and women began wearing shawls when visiting church.

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[SoSarkissian]

Orhnyal e harutyun' Krisdosi Helen ... may this Easter be a turnover towards excellent run of goodness to you and to your family especially to your hubby in his upcoming exams

Happy Easter everyone!!

[Helen]

Thank you...and Happy Easter to you and your loved ones
Hubby read your post ( rare case) and was really toutched

[SoSarkissian]

tell him he's well known here ... who can forget the look he got from the Turkish Kebab lol

[Helen]

ok..I will

[Nick_A]

A belated Happy Easter to all.

[ardakilic]

Orhnyal e harutyun' Krisdosi... Happy Easter!

[SoSarkissian]

Hey ardakilic! long time!! I thought Ittihadists got you or cornered you somewhere

welcome back!!

[ardakilic]

Hey ardakilic! long time!! I thought Ittihadists got you or cornered you somewhere

welcome back!!

Although it is a joke, there is a part of reality in it.
I am being judged by university authorities nowadays because of signature campaign (i have mentioned already) and there are dense scientific meetings especially in outside the city. I will come back... Thanks for the interest