Armenian Culture?

[ckBejug]

Yes, we use it synonymously with tsnoond, but if you break up the word, tari=year, darts=turn. It's more indistinct, rather than tsnoond.

Well you are starting / turning over a new year. It still makes sense.

[xBaron Dants]

lol, a classic moment in Yerevan was when we were walking down a street, and we suddenly get soaked from above. We look up to see an old toothless lady laughing her ass off.

And the kids we were celebrating with saw this snobby girl and mother duo all dressed up (they were from LA), and couldn't possibly waste the opportunity. It was TOO funny. The woman started screaming at them, only to get soaked again.

[Stark Evade]

The point is you can use the word "daretarts" to refer to something other than a birthday.

[ckBejug]

Sounds like fun times. Old ladies rock.

[Stark Evade]

Is trndez pagan as well?

It seems so.

No it's Christian based but I think only Armenian's celebrate it. Maybe the Greeks, too. Vartavar is the only one that comes to mind that's Pagan.

[xBaron Dants]

Speaking of pagan traditions, we should definitely reinstate the Navasartian games (the original ones).

Am I the only one who sometimes wishes that we went back to our pagan traditions?

[Stark Evade]

Christianity is so unoriginal.

[HyeJinx1984]

Sometimes I wonder if it's just my Dad's side of the family that doesn't know any of this stuff or if all (or most) Diasporan Armenians are as ignorant as they are.

[angelik22]

ternendez is not a christian based celebration as far as i know, its "hetanosakan" , meaning from before we were christian, we worshiped the fire and stuff, we had our gods and godesses, similar to that of the greks and romans. As far as i remember, terendez is originally to cleans away bad luck, or "burn' it when you are jumping over the fire... il ask my mom more about this, she knows alot about these things... i would to if i graduated from a university in armenia...

[Stark Evade]

ternendez is not a christian based celebration as far as i know, its "hetanosakan" , meaning from before we were christian, we worshiped the fire and stuff, we had our gods and godesses, similar to that of the greks and romans. As far as i remember, terendez is originally to cleans away bad luck, or "burn' it when you are jumping over the fire... il ask my mom more about this, she knows alot about these things... i would to if i graduated from a university in armenia...

Then it may be a combination of the two. It is celebrated 40 days after January 6th. If it had nothing to do with Chritianity then January 6th would be a meaningless day to count from.