MONUMENT TO HOVHANNES TUMANIAN UNVEILED AT PARK OF
STONE-MONUMENTS OF ARAGATSOTN REGION
06-06-2006 16:00:00 | Armenia | Social
ASHTARAK, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Unveiling of the "Tumanian
and His Heroes" monument took place in the territory of Park of
Stone-Monuments of Aragatsotn region on June 3. The unveiling
was initiated by the Hanun Gugarats Ashkarhi (For the Sake of
Gugarats Land) charity organization in the person of RA MP
Vahram Baghdasarian, organization's Chairman. It is the second
one in the park, the first, monument to Anania Shirakatsi, was
erected by the administration of Shirak region.
Delegates of Spitak, Tashir, Stepanavan, Alaverdi,
different NGOs of Lori region, students collectives,
representatives of intelligentsia and art figures took part in
the unveiling of monument to great Armenian writer Hovhannes
Tumanian. As RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian, Nig Aparan
compatriot NGO Chairman, mentioned in his greeting speech, the
dream of creating a park of stone-monuments begins to fulfil,
and the monuments will reach the foot of Aragats mountain.
The honor of unveiling the monument to Hovhannes Tumanian
was given to Vahram Baghdasarian, Chairman of the Hanun Gugarats
Ashkharhi charity NGO, and poet Hrachya Sarukhan, Chairman of
the Lori branch of Writers' Union. The ceremony of anointment
was conducted by Ter Artak Archimandrite Tigranian, deputy
leader of Gugark Diocese. The author of the sculpture is Varpet
Sevo (Sargis Gharibian).
Song "Anmah Loretsi" ("Immortal Lori Inhabitant"),
fragments from "Anoush" opera were sung, Vanadzor "Horovel"
state ensemble of song and dance performed during the event.
Verzhine Vardanian, Director of Yerevan Museum of Hovhannes
Tumanian, Roza Ghazumian, Director of Dsegh House-Museum, and
others spoke. Again sounds of the round dance invited everybody
to dance at the end of the event.