easter in Armenia

1. Easter in my house

2. Every year at Easter we gather with my family members and
celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We have a nicely
decorated table.

4. Easter is our fawourite holiday.We hit eggs with each other,
eat fish rice and drink wine.We go to church.

5. Easter in Armenia

6. Armenians have a strong connection with God. This nation was the first in
the world to adopt Christianity and they still honor all the ancient
Christian holidays, customs and traditions.
Armenian Easter is one of the five Cardinal Feasts of the Armenian
Apostolic Church. Armenians celebrate Easter in the interval from 22
March to 26 April (35 days). This holiday helps people to get rid of sins
and resumption towards God. Before Easter, all the believers observe a
forty day fast to purify their body and spirit just like Christ. On Saturday
evening, after the sacred liturgy, all the believers greet each other for
Christ’s resurrection. On Sunday night people begin the true celebration
of Easter.
Armenians prepare for this holiday long before the celebration day. For
that day Armenian housewives plant wheat seeds in a beautiful plate,
water it and place in a sunny place to make it grow faster. These seeds
usually grow well and turn into a dense green carpet, which is soon
decorated with colored eggs.

7. Davit Sahakyan
New School
4th form