Today marks Navasard, an ancient Armenian new year festival. For many centuries Armenians had been celebrating the New Year, Navasard, on August 11. Celebrated by people of all walks of life, it is the first day of the new year according to the ancient Armenian calendar and a festival commemorating Hayk’s victory over the Babylonian tyrant...
Today marks Navasard (ancient Armenian New Year)
The holiday of Navasard celebrated on 11 August is an ancient Armenian New Year, symboling Hayk Nahapet’s (the legendary patriarch of the Armenian people) victory over the Babylonian tyrant Bel. According to  legend, about 4,500 years ago Hayk Nahapet defeated Bel’s army, which marked the dawn of the Armenian Republic. The word itself is translate as nava...
