http://www.ianyanmag.com/vardavar-celebrating-an-armenian-water-festival/ an independent Armenian news magazine Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:50:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://www.ianyanmag.com/vardavar-celebrating-an-armenian-water-festival/#comment-2265 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:56:32 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=885#comment-2265 […] Please continue reading here. […]

]]> http://www.ianyanmag.com/vardavar-celebrating-an-armenian-water-festival/#comment-281 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:57:49 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=885#comment-281 […] is the original: Vardavar: Celebrating an Armenian Water Festival | IANYAN Share and […]

]]> http://www.ianyanmag.com/vardavar-celebrating-an-armenian-water-festival/#comment-279 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:48:08 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=885#comment-279 Mind you, it’s also about young adults meeting and flirting with each other. There’s an unspoken rule about young men dousing young women and the women “taking revenge” on the guys. It goes without saying that this creates a bond and brings young adults together.

]]> http://www.ianyanmag.com/vardavar-celebrating-an-armenian-water-festival/#comment-249 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:07:12 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=885#comment-249 […] marks the much-loved Armenian holiday of Vardavar. The blog examines the roots of a tradition which usually revolves around children dousing complete strangers …. Cancel this […]

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