Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

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Armenian Easter, called Zatik, preserves egg-dyeing rituals that predate Christianization: families color eggs red using boiled onion peels (symbolizing Christ's blood) and germinate wheat seeds weeks in advance to grow living-green carpets that serve as the centerpiece of the Zatik table โ€” a domestic ritual recorded in Armenian household manuals since at least the medieval period.

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Armenianย Easter,ย calledย Zatik,ย preservesย egg-dyeingย ritualsย thatย predateย Christianization:ย familiesย colorย eggsย redย usingย boiledย onionย peelsย (symbolizingย Christ'sย blood)ย andย germinateย wheatย seedsย weeksย inย advanceย toย growย living-greenย carpetsย thatย serveย asย theย centerpieceย ofย theย Zatikย tableย โ€”ย aย domesticย ritualย recordedย inย Armenianย householdย manualsย sinceย atย leastย theย medievalย period.ย 

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