08/10/2011 13:23
Festive spirit in Etchmiadzin today
Today is the day of Etchmiadzin city which is being celebrated since 2009. The festive events have kicked off with a marching which has started at 11:45 from the St. Hripsime cathedral and will end at the Square after Komitas.
According to the chroniclers Mesrop Mashtots returns to his fatherland with the Armenian letters in his hands in 405 AD and the people of Etchmiadzin headed by the king Vramshapouh and Catholicos Sahak Partev greet him on October 8.
By the new calendar on October 8 Komitas was born.