Dreams and family trees...
I actually had a dream regarding the destruction of the Hin Jugha cemetary khachkars 2 nights ago... the US Embassy in Baku sent someone to inspect it, and there were some freshly broken khachkars which they posted some pictures of, but they said the damage was contained. Crazy dream, huh?
Aside from that I was talking to my aunt yesterday about the family tree, and found out about a branch of the tree in Tblisi! Apparently there was contact with them in the 1960s/early 70s, so maybe I can track them down if I can find out something about them. I always wondered what it would be like to have relatives in Armenia, and that's pretty close. Aside from that she had some really cool documents, some of which explain parts of the family tree quite well. It will be good to get all this information compiled into my family tree. I don't know how it's possible for all these loose ends to exist and you find out about them so slowly, bit by bit... apparently one of my ancestors was the consul of Russia to Ethiopia originally. I understand there is a good book on the Armenians of Ethiopia, but it's in Armenian. I need to get my hands on it...
anyway, Merry Armenian Christmas!
Aside from that I was talking to my aunt yesterday about the family tree, and found out about a branch of the tree in Tblisi! Apparently there was contact with them in the 1960s/early 70s, so maybe I can track them down if I can find out something about them. I always wondered what it would be like to have relatives in Armenia, and that's pretty close. Aside from that she had some really cool documents, some of which explain parts of the family tree quite well. It will be good to get all this information compiled into my family tree. I don't know how it's possible for all these loose ends to exist and you find out about them so slowly, bit by bit... apparently one of my ancestors was the consul of Russia to Ethiopia originally. I understand there is a good book on the Armenians of Ethiopia, but it's in Armenian. I need to get my hands on it...
anyway, Merry Armenian Christmas!
posted by Raffi K. at 3:42 AM
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Merry Armenian Christmas to you too. My dad says that my grandma had an uncle that was a General in the Ehtiopian army - maybe we are cousins ( Ha, Ha)!
Is Christmas today Jan 6 celbrated in Aremenia with anything resembling the energy with which Dec 25 is observed elsewhere? Is Dec 25 also observed in Armenia, or not at all?
December 25 is just another day in Armenia.
January 6 is a religious day, not Santa Claus coming down chimnies and all that holiday stuff.
Thank God Armenia has not 'yet' commercialized Jesus' birthday.
A general? Wow, interesting... if I get that book it might shed some light on all this. I think if two Armenians start talking about family long enough, they're not unlikely to find out they are related. I have a couple of funny stories about that.
(And David - Dec. 25 is not celebrated at all in Armenia, it is a normal day. Christmas even on the 6th is pretty low key).
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I need your email address Tom - otherwise I can't add you.
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