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israel was the primary military supplier of azerbaijan during the 44-day war in 2020. israel is desecrating the centuries-long presence of armenians in its capital in a truly mortifying, absolutely shameless way. the armenians who claim that israel is an exemplary nation for what Armenia should be are failing to understand that, just like how the government of israel represents only its most extremist demographics, the government of Armenia would further devolve into even more of a fucking caricature than it is now.

Master Book List for the YA World Challenge for 🇦🇲 Armenia

YA Like Water on Stone, Dana Walrath ⌛ Forgotten Fire, Adam Bagdasarian 💚🛩️⌛ Daughter of War, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 🛩️⌛ Lake of Sighs, Meli Sarkissian 💚🦋 One Man Guy, Michael Barakiva 💚🛩️🌈 As the Poppies Bloomed, Maral Boyadjian 💚⌛

NA/Coming-of-age All the Light There Was, Nancy Kricorian 💚⌛🛩️ The Gray House, Mariam Petrosyan 💚🦋 The Gimmicks, Chris McCormick The Spice Box Letters, Eve Makis ⌛🛩️ A Place Far Away, Vahan Zanoyan 💚 My Name is Aram, William Saroyan 💚🛩️

Memoir Four Years in the Mountains of Kurdistan, Aram Haigaz 💚 Vergeen: A Survivor of the Armenian Genocide, Mae Derdarian

Childrens A Weave of Words: An Armenian Tale, Robert D. San Souci

Adult books to consider Three Apples Fell from the Sky, Narine Abgaryan 💚⌛ The Sandcastle Girls, Chris Bohjalian 💚⌛ Rise of the Phoenix, T. Isajanyan 💚🦋 Mayda, Srpuhi Dussap 💚⌛

ես -> 'ս

ինչ -> 'չ ('նչ when preceded immediately by a vowel w/o pauses)

հոս/հոն -> 'ոս/'ոն (initial h is dropped frequently)

որովհետեւ -> որտեւ / որով

հիմայ -> 'մա

այսօր -> 'սսօր

այստեղէն -> սստեղէն

աս(ի) -> սս(ի) [սս being clitic]

օրինակ -> օրնակ

մէկ հատ > մէքատ

բան մը > բամմը

ըսաւ > ՚սաւ

ծամել > ծամմել

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armenia has been ranked 47th out of 49 european countries for lgbt rights.

If you happen to be a queer Armenian reading this: Nothing about your sexual orientation or gender identity has a thing to do with your Armenian ethnicity. You can embrace both — it is a beautiful thing to embrace both! Love being Armenian and love being queer at the same time! It isn’t “Westernization”, it isn’t against god (if that matters to you), you are betraying no one.

To all the rest, friends and otherwise: please consider donating if you can. The work these organizations do is invaluable, and I hope through them, a future can be achieved where no Armenian child feels fear first and foremost when they discover they aren’t straight and/or cis, and where Armenian society can understand that LGBTQ+ Armenians have always existed and will always exist. if donating isn’t an option, please reblog.

Ayo! Pfp-is al Garegin Nalbandyaninn e. Guzeygor yes arakil ngarel payts yegher jisht im uzadzes arten ga lol

[q: is your banner a Saryan?]

Pulpulaks in Armenia

Usually built with or in stone and approximately one meter tall, the typical Armenian water fountain usually provides cold mountain spring water in Armenia.

It is called a Pulpulak which relates to the murmuring of water from the water source. Pulpulak is a source of pride in Armenia and are unique to anything you’ll find anywhere else in the world.

Pulpulaks are almost everywhere in Armenia and only 30 years ago, it was very strange for Armenians to understand the idea of “buying water” because water is something that has always been ever-flowing and free in the country.

Pulpulaks became more popular at the beginning of the 20th-century when society took to its ancestors and started to install them and celebrate the gift of water.

The fountains don’t solely have a mission to supply water to the residents but they are also built to honor someone who passed or did something remarkable.

When you see these pulpulaks, you often have to bow down to sip the water and it is a way of paying respects to the deceased person.

Tagged by @danascullyswindbreaker

It’s been aaaagessss since I’ve done one of these so thanks for the tag :)

Last song: technically I was last listening to my playlist of Ghibli songs and I think it was something from The Wind Rises. I’ve also been playing the Bridge Over Troubled Water album on repeat recently.

Currently watching: honestly the last thing I was watching was Jacksepticeye’s playthrough of Skate 4 with my husband haha

Current obsession: Tie between Project Hail Mary and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Can you tell I like sci fi?

Currently reading: does the tertiary phase of Hitchhiker’s radio series count as reading? Not really but I’m using it lol

Currently working on: I’m currently going through the process of titrating down and switching my OCD medication from Zoloft to Prozac so this month I’m a little out of whack. I will be baking my dad a Father’s Day cake this weekend though, so that’s something. I also have been working off-and-on on a Forthur fanfic but idk when that’ll finally happen.

last song - Atai-lians by Deco*27 i like it when miku is an alien i think it’s awesome

currently watching - 1989 beetlejuice cartoon toonjuice is my fictional husband trust

currently reading - the divorce - freida mcfadden i LOVE thrillers rn

currently working on - uhh idrk, i’ve just been doodling random stuff

last song: The Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks

currently watching: like 6 poorly rated magical girl animes

currently reading: project hail mary!! thanks for letting me borrow your book brah

currently working on: kicking around a vague idea for a point and click adventure game

last song: Bob Causer and his Cornellians, Russ Morgan "Were you foolin" 1938 Original (aka the terminal song from Ultrakill)

currently watching: pastra fnaf retrospective series

currently reading: batman: the court of owls, been in my bookshelf for too long and im finally getting around to it

currently working on: brainstorming ideas for a little rpg with my ocs (got too inspired by the bug fables artbook)

and im working on like three art wips of ocs and the like right now! also grinding marvel rivals but shhhh.....

last song i listened to was best day ever from spongebob???? its my alarm and i guess i haven't listened to anything since

currently watching....hmmmm...i was watching greys anatomy but i kind of fell off at around season 3 and now im looking for something new

my current book is also project hail mary!

last song is the first step by will wood, i’ve been looping my liked playlist on spotify when im out and about lately, though i really need to prune that playlist.

currently (re)watching house md, or i was until i got locked out of the account 😭

current obsession is project hail mary, that’s not gone anywhere. it’s in fact progressed to a fic in the works (eaaaaarly stages). i’m also, as ever, deeply enamored with greek mythology. i’ve got odysseus and penelope on the mind <3

currently reading the yellow house by martin gayford. my sister got me this book from the netherlands a while ago, and i did not expect to like it as much as i do. nothing crazy or especially profound is happening, it’s just interesting to see the artistic techniques and philosophies of van gogh and gaugin contrasted with one another, and the description of life in southern france is pleasantly hale to read

currently working on several projects for uni, the phm fic i mentioned above, as well as my ongoing personal writing project

1. Վարձակ - Vardzak

An actress, singer and dancer in ancient and medieval Armenian theatre. Vardzak performed either naked or semi-naked.

2. Լալկան կանայք - Mournful women

These women sang sorrowful songs during burial ceremonies and were paid for it. They also wrote the songs. The lead singer was known as Եղերամայր 'Yegheramayr'. The Armenian medieval poet Grigor Narekatsi wrote that he had learned tear-inducing lines from them. This profession was practised up until the 19th century.

3. Դյութ (Dyut)֊ Witch/Warlock

Dyut could be anyone who was literate, including both women and men. They were considered to be those who used different substances and objects, such as flour, stones, water and sand.

4. Թովիչ (tovich) - Enchanter