Aryans to Celebrate Vartavar in Western & Eastern Armenia
The Armenian Aryan Union has issued a statement saying that on July 30, candidates for the rank of "high priest" will officiate at Vartavar holiday ceremonies in western and eastern Armenia.
Celebrations to the Armenian deities before the advent of Christianity will be held at an undisclosed site in Moush, western Armenia, and somewhere on the Ararat Plain in the sight of Masis on this side of the border.
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" in Armenian), also releasing doves and sprinkling water on each other. Vartavar was celebrated during harvest time.
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