#vartavar

[harminuya]

Vartavar celebration in Armenia, from the Journal "Север", second half of 19th or early 20th century.

[harminuya]

armos 🤝 assyrians

Having "water" holiday dedicated to

love goddess

[harminuya]

ermeni (baby eater)🇦🇲֎ on Twitter

“Iranians celebrating vartavar in Armenia 😭♥️🇦🇲🇮🇷 https://t.co/CvYBYkE2Yq https://t.co/PX6m05sWqM”

[bahrainuna]

البلد: ارمينيا المناسبة: عيد الماء فارتفار #vartavar 💦💦💦 التاريخ: 8 يوليو يقام احتفال الفارتفار كل عام بتاريخ 8 يوليو، اذا كنت من هواة هذا النوع من الاحتفالات احجز لأرمينا، اذا كنت سريع الغضب ولا تحتمل هذه الاجواء تجنب السفر لارمينيا هذه الفترة او على الاقل ابق في مكان سكنك خلال هذا اليوم، لانك ان خرجت قد تتعرض للرمي بالماء حتى لو كنت داخل السيارة 😁💦💦💦 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByxibZ7Fa4y/?igshid=g4qcmkl1ptay

[irenssvincent]

Today Armenians were celebrating one of the most beloved national holidays, Vardavar. During Vardavar celebration people of all ages and "statuses" go out to streets and parks and start water battles. Nobody shall escape a good old bucket of cold water, so, if you want to stay dry, you should really try hard to display talents of tactical thinking and route planning >:D  

But in general it's very pleasant to get watered, especially when it's 42°c =3

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The origin of this holiday dates back to pagan times, and is connected with the goddess Astghik, who was the goddess of water, love and fertility. The festival is called "Vartavar" because people used to offer the goddes roses as celebration ("Vart" means "rose", and "var" menas "rise").

[vartanm]

44 days until Vartavar

Sunday July 27, 2014

[aomiarmster]

Vardavar (or Vartavar) is one of few ancient Armenian festivals that has survived until present. The festival is included into the Armenian Church’s calendar as the Transfiguration feast. It is a major summer holiday celebrated 14 weeks after Easter. Although now a Christian tradition, Vardavar’s history dates back to pagan times. The ancient festival is traditionally associated with the goddess Astghik, who was the goddess of water, beauty, love and fertility. The festivities associated with this religious observance of Astghik were named “Vartavar” because Armenians offered her roses as a celebration (“vart” means “rose” and “var” mean “rise”), thus it was celebrated during the harvest time. On this day people of all ages drench each other with water and rose petals. It is common to see people pouring buckets of water from balconies on unsuspecting people walking below them. The festival is very popular among children as it is one day where they can get away with pulling pranks. It is also a means of refreshment on the usually hot and dry summer days of July.

[thecaucasus]

Photos from Vartavar 2007 by Onnik Krikorian. 

Vartavar is a festival in Armenia where people of all ages drench each other with water. Its name is a derivative from “vard” in Armenian, which stands for “rose” in English. Although now a Christian tradition, Vardavar's history dates back to pagan times. The ancient festival is traditionally associated with the goddess Astghik, who was the goddess of water, beauty, love and fertility.