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April 30, 2009
AGBU Armenia Commemorates Armenian Genocide with Events at Arabkir Children's Center and Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia
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AGBU Central Board member Yervant Zorian and AGBU Armenian Representation Director Ashot Ghazarian laying a wreath at the eternalfire with AGBU scouts. -
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Scouts during the April 23 commemoration ceremony at the AGBU Arabkir Children's Center. -
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Scouts performing during the event at the AGBU-sponsored Arabkir Children's Center.
Yerevan - On April 23, 2009, the AGBU Scouts of Armenia organized a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the AGBU Arabkir Children's Center of Yerevan.
Prepared as a cultural evening to honor the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide, the event began as scouts, their parents and audience members lit candles in memory of the martyrs of what is widely recognized as the first genocide of the twentieth century. The program included a selection of poetry readings and songs. Historian Edik Danielian spoke about the Armenian Genocide and the rights of Armenians; his lecture was followed by a documentary about the catastrophe of 1915. The event coincided with the visit of students from the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian School of Montevideo, Uruguay, and the diasporan Armenian students were honored to participate in the event.
The next day, on April 24, a group of AGBU youths representing AGBU scouts, AGBU Children's Centers and AGBU Young Professionals of Yerevan made the trek to the Armenian Genocide Memorial (Tsitsernakaberd) to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Various AGBU members in Armenia, students of the AGBU Nubarian-Manoogian School of Montevideo, and AGBU Armenian Representation staff formed a group at the eternal flame, where they observed a moment of silence befitting the solemn occasion. A memorial wreath was jointly laid by AGBU Central Board member Yervant Zorian and AGBU Armenian Representation director Ashot Ghazarian.
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