Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Haverj Stanbulian
Staff Writer
What is your favorite Armenian tradition and why?
Sevag Sanikian
Freshman, Biology
My favorite tradition is related to the Armenian holiday of Vartavar [held in July]. I like the fun that people have during this holiday, when they throw water on each other. This tradition is my favorite especially because it gets so hot in Fresno during the summer.
Verginia Oganesyan
Senior, Liberal Studies
One of my favorite traditions in the Armenian culture is associated with Vartavar.
As a young girl, I remember gathering with my friends and family and having a cool, refreshing, fun filled day.
Though, we have not continued the festivities in years, I am happy to have experienced a tradition that my parents brought back with them from Armenia.
Eduard Sulian
Senior, Biology
One of my favorite traditions is eating Khash, a traditional dish that Armenians usually eat in winter.
It is especially consumed on the morning of New Years to celebrate the coming year with good health, good fortune, and happiness.
Stephen Vardapetian
Junior, Biology
My favorite tradition is the Armenian-style Easter egg fight, a competition in which one person holds their egg still, while another person uses their own egg to strike the opponent’s egg and try to crack it without cracking their own egg.
If your egg is cracked on both ends, you lose. The winner is deemed as that years “lucky person.”
This has been a tradition every Easter since I was young and something I look forward to now. It is fun and competitive tradition between my cousins and I.