Easter in Ukraine April 7, 2014

Easter is known as Velikden (The Great Day) in Ukraine, and it is a national public holiday so many shops, museums, libraries, government offices and educational institutions are closed. Special Easter services are held in churches and many families celebrate the day with a special Easter meal. Easter meals often include Paskha (a type of Easter bread) and eggs dyed red. Early on Easter Day baskets are filled with pysanky (decorated eggs) and blessed. Children play Easter games. They try to crack each other’s eggs with their own ones.

Hobbies April 5, 2014

Different people have different hobbies. My family has got hobbies to. I shell tell you about it. My mother is found of collecting candlesticks, in our house there are many candlesticks. But my mam is found of shopping. Let’s speak about my father. My father is found of playing chess, in weekends my father and I always play chess. My father is found of reading books, in free time he always read different and interesting books. My little brother is found of collecting mini toys. When my father buy kinder surprise, in it there is a mini toy and in our room there are many mini toys. I am found of collecting pads, I have big collection. But I am found of reading many interesting stories. I am found of playing chess, too. So we have different hobbies.

Hovhannes Tumanyan February 26, 2014

Hovhannes Tumanyan was born in the village Dsegh, Lori, on February 19, 1869. At first he studied at the village school in Dsegh and then he continued his studies at a school in Jalaloghly (now Stepanavan). He moved to Tiflis in 1883 where he studied at Tiflis Nersisyan School in 1883-1887. Tumanyan worked for the local newspapers and periodicals “Աղբյուր- Spring”, “Մուրճ-Hammer”, “Հորիզոն-Horizon”. In 1899 The literary Group Vernatun was established by Tumanyan. The members of Vernatun were Avetik Isahakyan, Derenik Demirchyan, Levon Shant, Ghazaros Aghayan, Perch Proshyan, Nikol Aghbalyan and others. In the autumn of 1921 Tumanyan left for Constantinople to find help for Armenian emigrants. He was already ill when he returned from Turkey after a few months. Tumanyan died at the age of 54 on the 23rd of March, in 1923. Tumanyan wrote tales “The Liar”, “The Smart and the Fool”, “Anban Hury”, “The Brother Ax” and so on. He also wrote short stories “Gikor”, “The Wolf”, poems “Anush”, “Sako of Lori”, “Maro”, and quatrains.

The Liar By Hovhannes Tumanyan February 12, 2014

Once upon a time there was a king. This king declares all over his country: “Anyone who tells such a lie that I say it is a lie, I will give them half of my kingdom.”

There comes a shepherd and says: “Your majesty, my father had a cane and he could reach the stars in the sky with it.”

“There may be such a thing”, answers the king, “My grandfather had a pipe so long that he put one end in his mouth and lit it with the sun.”

The liar goes out puzzled.

Englend celebrate New Year… January 21, 2014

England, a major part of United Kingdom, celebrates New Year on the day of January 1, i.e. the first day of the first month of the Georgian calendar. The date was declared as the New Year in 1752. Before 1752, England celebrated its New Year on Christmas Day, i.e. 25th December. History of England celebrated different dates as New Year in different time periods. However, one common aspect is the great vigor and enthusiasm associated with New Year celebrations. People enthusiastically wait for the time of the New Year to arrive; more so because it offers them a chance to carry forward their celebration mood of Christmas ahead and higher with the New Year celebrations

My impressions about Goris January 20, 2014

 

We are making ice-cream January 16, 2014

Մենք պաղպաղակ ենք պատրաստում

To make ice-cream we need milk, some sugar, butter and fruit juice.

Step 1. We pour the milk in a bowl

Step 2. We pour the sugar in the milk

Step 3. Then we add the butter

Step 4. Then we pour the juice

Step 5. We mix everything in the bowl with a mixer.

Step 6. We put the bowl in the ice-box.

Step 7. We take the bowl out of the ice-box after 30 minutes.

Step 8. The ice-cream is ready and we can taste it.

                                                      Good appetite!

We love you very much, Goris

   Մենք քեզ շատ ենք սիրում, Գորիս   

The 9 o’clock of May 26, which was so much waited for, came at last. We started for Goris with a group of fourteen. The beautiful nature was accompanying us. I can’t express that beauty with words. Our first stop was in Yeghegnadzor near the River Arpa. We had a picnic lunch there and then continued our way. Our second stop was near the Tatev Ropeway. We got on the ropeway. The scenery was beautiful. We went to Tatev Monastery and saw the cells there. It rained with hails before we got back to the ropeway.  Then we went home, packed our things and went to bed. When we woke up on the second day we went to Khndzoresk where there is a swinging bridge which connects Old Khndzoresk with the new one. We saw Mkhitar Sparapet’s grave. We walked across the swinging bridge to Old Khndzoresk where we saw caves where people lived in ancient times. On the third day we wanted to climb up a mountain and put up a flag on its peak. But the rain didn’t allow us to climb up a mountain. We came back home, took our things and left for Yerevan. We stopped on the way and clibed up a small mountain where we put up our flag and took our photos as it was May 28, the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia.

Yerevan

Yerevan is the most beautiful city in Armenia. Yerevan is an old city. There are many old churches in Yerevan. There are many beautiful buildings too. There are many streets in Yerevan. There are dancing fountains in  the Republic Square. In the north Avenue there are many buildings too. There are beautiful parks, cinemas, and shopping centers. More than 1 million people live in Yerevan. Yerevan is a clean city.Yerevan has Matenadaran. In Matenadaran there are many old books. There are many schools, and Universities in Yerevan. Yerevan is the heart of Armenia.