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ARMENIA CELEBRATES VARDAVAR FESTIVAL WITH A HUGE WATER FIGHT
ITN
July 16, 2012 Monday
Resident's in Armenia celebrate vardavar by throwing water over
each other.
Residents in Yerevan celebrated Armenia's Vardavar festival by throwing
water over each other and bathing in a central fountain.
The festival, which dates back centuries, used to be associated with
the pagan goddess of water, love and fertility but has now become an
event for people to have fun and make new friends.
The celebration takes place about 14 weeks after the Gregorian Orthodox
Easter and is also marked in Armenian churches.
Although some residents seemed a little unhappy about being soaked
with water, most enjoyed the event, with one saying: "This is a very
good festival. People splash each other and have a lot of fun."
ITN
July 16, 2012 Monday
Resident's in Armenia celebrate vardavar by throwing water over
each other.
Residents in Yerevan celebrated Armenia's Vardavar festival by throwing
water over each other and bathing in a central fountain.
The festival, which dates back centuries, used to be associated with
the pagan goddess of water, love and fertility but has now become an
event for people to have fun and make new friends.
The celebration takes place about 14 weeks after the Gregorian Orthodox
Easter and is also marked in Armenian churches.
Although some residents seemed a little unhappy about being soaked
with water, most enjoyed the event, with one saying: "This is a very
good festival. People splash each other and have a lot of fun."