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  • #11
    Right. It's not a Baku thing. It's more of a religious tradition. :-)
    I see...

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    • #12
      Well, I'm pretty sure most Armenians are christians However, is it an Armenian thing, and if so, is it only an Armenian thing? I know, at least in my family, the immediate family members also gather 3 days after the funeral, then 7 days and then on the 40th and THEN on the year. Damn, thinking back on it, that's a lot of gathering.

      BUt what I was really wondering if other cultures to it to, like Iranians or Greeks or Lebanesse, etc...
      "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

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      • #13
        It is an Armenian thing since Armenians do that, but I doubt that it's only an Armenian thing.
        Originally posted by HyeJinx1984
        BUt what I was really wondering if other cultures to it to, like Iranians or Greeks or Lebanesse, etc...
        Greeks probably. Not sure about the other.
        I see...

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        • #14
          I did not say its a "Baku thing". In fact, I pointed out that its from the Church. I am sure that other Middle Eastern, etc., nations get together some time to mourn for their dead. Depending on their religion they would go to different places: churches, mosks, etc. I can't imagine that any of these nations would not do this. Its normal for all humans. ~Svetlana~

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          • #15
            Obviously I know people mourn their dead since every cuylture has funerals. However, to my knowledge not every cultural has the gathering one year later thing, (hence the title of the thread, 'Dari').
            "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

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            • #16
              And my first ever reply answered just that. The rest were in response to new replies. I will stop now.

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              • #17
                it's not just the 1 year anniversary that is observed with armenians, the 7th and the 40th days after the death are also observed; and if i had to take a guess i'd say the dates probably signify the importance of the transition of the soul into the next world; i think (not sure) that the body needs to buried within 7 days for the soul to not be "damned" and go to "heaven"...as far as the 40th day, i'm not sure about that one, but if i had to take a wild guess i'd say it marks the timeline where the soul has moved on from the earth plane and the 1 year signifiying that the soul is at home pretty good, eh? or total b.s.?

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                • #18
                  Originally posted by HyeJinx1984
                  Today is the one year anniversary of the death of my Grandmother Tagouhi Danelyans. As with other deaths in the family, one year after we get together for a church service and go out to lunch. I was wondering if this is a uniquely Armenian tradition or if everyone in the mid-east/mediteranean has this tradition?
                  its not a religious thing, or a Christian thing.. its a Biblical thing, Hyejinx, go read the Bible.

                  (and please before you point out the obvious think deeply why i seperated "religion" "christians" and "Bible" there is only one Devine item in that list)

                  there are a lot of "traditions" like this noone knows where from, when the answer is in a "book"
                  How do you hurt a masochist?
                  -By leaving him alone.Forever.

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by hyebruin
                    it's not just the 1 year anniversary that is observed with armenians, the 7th and the 40th days after the death are also observed
                    what about the 3rd? For some reaosn I remember the third day being of significance too.
                    "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

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