http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/ Just Another Peace Corps Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/#comment-996 Mrs. Z Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:17:56 +0000 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/?p=123#comment-996 Kyle, They certainly do know how to celebrate over there. I knew about the chicken but what is the revelance of the hood ornament aka dead fox?? Also, congratulations as according to my calendar Sunday hits week 100 for the A14 group!! Kyle,
They certainly do know how to celebrate over there. I knew about the chicken but what is the revelance of the hood ornament aka dead fox??
Also, congratulations as according to my calendar Sunday hits week 100 for the A14 group!!

]]> http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/#comment-987 Lalla Lydia Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:29:57 +0000 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/?p=123#comment-987 Kyle, found you through GV. Great post, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the pics to illustrate the narrative! Kyle, found you through GV. Great post, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the pics to illustrate the narrative!

]]> http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/#comment-986 Kris Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:46:10 +0000 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/?p=123#comment-986 Kyle, fantastic story and great photos. Thanks for sharing it with everyone, I really enjoyed this. Kyle, fantastic story and great photos. Thanks for sharing it with everyone, I really enjoyed this.

]]> http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/#comment-982 Armenia & the South Caucasus | The Caucasian Knot » Blog Archive » Armenia: Wedding Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:36:22 +0000 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/?p=123#comment-982 [...] Kyle’s Journey in Armenia attends a local wedding and offers a fascinating account of some of the traditions which make tying the knot a day to remember. Although Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as its state religion, most of the customs take place outside Church and in this case, sometimes bypass it completely. For whatever reasons, most weddings in the first Christian nation don’t actually take place in a church. Some do, this one didn’t. So I can’t comment on the official “wedding ceremony” - most people settle for the registration certificate and call it a day. What they lack in religious officialism they make up for with the reception. [...] [...] Kyle’s Journey in Armenia attends a local wedding and offers a fascinating account of some of the traditions which make tying the knot a day to remember. Although Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as its state religion, most of the customs take place outside Church and in this case, sometimes bypass it completely. For whatever reasons, most weddings in the first Christian nation don’t actually take place in a church. Some do, this one didn’t. So I can’t comment on the official “wedding ceremony” - most people settle for the registration certificate and call it a day. What they lack in religious officialism they make up for with the reception. [...]

]]> http://armenia.kylegifford.com/2008/04/20/i-should-have-known/#comment-981 Global Voices Online » Armenia: Wedding Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:26:15 +0000 http://armenia.kylegifford.com/?p=123#comment-981 [...] Journey in Armenia attends a local wedding and offers a fascinating account of some of the traditions which make tying the knot a day to remember. Although Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as [...] [...] Journey in Armenia attends a local wedding and offers a fascinating account of some of the traditions which make tying the knot a day to remember. Although Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as [...]

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