Sunday 12 August 2012

Happy New Year! | Notes of a Spurkahye

I’m 2 days too late in the wishes, but that would be due to personal circumstances preventing internet access…
The holiday of Navasart celebrated on 11 August is the ancient Armenian New Year, symboling Haig Nahaped’s victory over the Babylonian tyrant Pel. According to legend, about 4,500 years ago, the legendary forefather of the Armenians defeated Pel’s army, marking the dawn of the Armenian Kingdom.
The word itself is translate as nava=new and sart=year. It became one of

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