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

Holidays & Festivals

Armenian secular New Year falls on January 1–2, with extended-family feasts, gift exchanges, and the figure of Dzmer Papik (Father Frost) — drawn from Soviet-era cultural overlay rather than pre-Christian Armenian practice. The two-day public holiday is distinct from the Armenian Apostolic Church's January 6 Surb Tsnund (Christmas).

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Armenian secular New Year falls on January 1–2, with extended-family feasts, gift exchanges, and the figure of Dzmer Papik (Father Frost)  drawn from Soviet-era cultural overlay rather than pre-Christian Armenian practice. The two-day public holiday is distinct from the Armenian Apostolic Church's January 6 Surb Tsnund (Christmas). 

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