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

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Vardavar is the Armenian summer water festival celebrated 14 weeks after Easter in the Armenian Apostolic tradition. Its food traditions are those of the summer harvest: jajik (a cold yogurt-cucumber-herb dip), fresh stone fruits, cold yogurt drinks (tan), and grilled lamb.

Vardavar is the Armenian summer water festival celebrated 14 weeks after Easter in the Armenian Apostolic tradition. Its food traditions are those of the summer harvest: jajik (a cold yogurt-cucumber-herb dip), fresh stone fruits, cold yogurt drinks (tan), and grilled lamb.

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