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Hye Sharzhoom
December 1990
*
A Closer-Look.at Armenian Christmas
f-
A Special Feast Day
By Janice Caprelian
Staff Writer
For the Armenian Church, January
6 is a special feast day. It is the
celebration of Christ's birth (Soorp
Dznount, or Holy Birth) and His
Baptism in the River Jordan.
The Armenians aren't the only
Christians who have celebrated the
sixth of January as the Nativity of
Christ Ephiphany, which is the Birth
Day of Christ, was celebrated by all
Christians up until the fourth century.
It was only aftar the fourth
century that the Roman Catholic
Church decided to celebrate the
Nativity on the 25 th of December and
Baptism on the 6th of January.
One of the main reasons why (he
Latin Church decided to celebrate
Christ's birth on the 25th of December
was because of the popular pagan
birthday festival of the Sun-god,
Mithra. His birthday was celebrated in
Rome on the 25 th of December.
In order to put an end to the
celebration of the feast of the Sun-god,
the church of Rome decided to observe
the 25th of December as Christ's date
^)f birtn*. This change, having begun
in Rome, spread very quickly to the
East and all over the Roman Empire.
The combined celebration of the
Nativity and the Baptism is called in
Armenian, "Azdvadz-a-haydnoutiun,"
which means, "appearance of God."
The two celebrated together of equal
importance.
The birth of Christ is the starting
point of His human life The Baptism
is the starting point of His public life,
and ministry. According to Saint Luke
the Evangelist, when Christ was
baptized, it was on His 30th birthday,
which is the 6th of January.
In the Armenian Church, on this
holy day, a popular ceremony is
performed. It is called "Cbour-
orhnek," which is the blessing of
water. It is performed in commem¬
oration of Christ's Baptism.
Nothing definite about the day
and year of Christ's birth has ever been
found Only in historical ira-dition and
the records of church councils do we
find proof that the birth of Christ was
celebrated on January 6th in all
Christian Churches.
For these reasons, Armenians all
over the world celebrate Christmas on
the 6th of January.
What About Dec. 25th?
By M. Leon Peters
Staff Writer
On January 6th, Armenians
throughout the world rejoice and
celebrate Christmas. Wait a minute...
isn't Christmas on December 25th?
Last time I checked it was, but what is
this talk about an Armenian
Christmas? My curiosity overwhelmed
my sense of reality.
b there really an Armenian
Christmas, I asked my self repeatedly.
My first thought was that some
Armenian had bought a calander from K-
Mart arid had gotten ripped off. I then
consulted my Der Hayr for insight into
this question. It was Der Kevork who
told me the exact reason why
Armenians celebrate Christmas on me
6th of January instead of December
25th. "The reason why Armenians
celebrate Christmas on January 6th is
because January 6th is the real Birth
Day of Christ," Der Hayr stated.
After removing my hip-boots I
journeyed where no Armenian has gone
before... I went to Macy's on a day
when no pre Christmas sales were on.
I talked with the Macy's store manager
about people who come in before and
after Christmas. He told me that the
pre-Christmas sales are about one half
of die post-Christmas sales. The
manager also stated that sales drop off
dramatically after January 6th. Did he
say January - as in the first month of
the year - 6th? Hnunmmmrnrn...
something wasn't right here.
More sales after Christmas than
before, and the sales drop off
dramtically after January 6th? Hey,
wait a minute... January 6th is when
Armenians celebrate their Christmas.
You know what this means don't you?
I get two times' the presents than
Americans do! Or is it that Armenians
want to get a better price for presents
they buy. That's it., that's why
Armenians have Christmas on January
6th.. to get better deals on Christmas
presents. Some people might think
that Armenians are cheap, stingy,
thrifty, frugal and deep pocketed. In
my opinion, I call this SMART. Let
the people who celebrate Christmas on
December 25th just keep on buying
those presents two times the cost of
what Armenians pay for them. We all
know that Christmas is really on
January 6th!!! i
The views expressed in.this article are
not to be taken totally seriously—
Editor.
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| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Full-Text-Search | Page 6 Hye Sharzhoom December 1990 * A Closer-Look.at Armenian Christmas f- A Special Feast Day By Janice Caprelian Staff Writer For the Armenian Church, January 6 is a special feast day. It is the celebration of Christ's birth (Soorp Dznount, or Holy Birth) and His Baptism in the River Jordan. The Armenians aren't the only Christians who have celebrated the sixth of January as the Nativity of Christ Ephiphany, which is the Birth Day of Christ, was celebrated by all Christians up until the fourth century. It was only aftar the fourth century that the Roman Catholic Church decided to celebrate the Nativity on the 25 th of December and Baptism on the 6th of January. One of the main reasons why (he Latin Church decided to celebrate Christ's birth on the 25th of December was because of the popular pagan birthday festival of the Sun-god, Mithra. His birthday was celebrated in Rome on the 25 th of December. In order to put an end to the celebration of the feast of the Sun-god, the church of Rome decided to observe the 25th of December as Christ's date ^)f birtn*. This change, having begun in Rome, spread very quickly to the East and all over the Roman Empire. The combined celebration of the Nativity and the Baptism is called in Armenian, "Azdvadz-a-haydnoutiun," which means, "appearance of God." The two celebrated together of equal importance. The birth of Christ is the starting point of His human life The Baptism is the starting point of His public life, and ministry. According to Saint Luke the Evangelist, when Christ was baptized, it was on His 30th birthday, which is the 6th of January. In the Armenian Church, on this holy day, a popular ceremony is performed. It is called "Cbour- orhnek," which is the blessing of water. It is performed in commem¬ oration of Christ's Baptism. Nothing definite about the day and year of Christ's birth has ever been found Only in historical ira-dition and the records of church councils do we find proof that the birth of Christ was celebrated on January 6th in all Christian Churches. For these reasons, Armenians all over the world celebrate Christmas on the 6th of January. What About Dec. 25th? By M. Leon Peters Staff Writer On January 6th, Armenians throughout the world rejoice and celebrate Christmas. Wait a minute... isn't Christmas on December 25th? Last time I checked it was, but what is this talk about an Armenian Christmas? My curiosity overwhelmed my sense of reality. b there really an Armenian Christmas, I asked my self repeatedly. My first thought was that some Armenian had bought a calander from K- Mart arid had gotten ripped off. I then consulted my Der Hayr for insight into this question. It was Der Kevork who told me the exact reason why Armenians celebrate Christmas on me 6th of January instead of December 25th. "The reason why Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6th is because January 6th is the real Birth Day of Christ," Der Hayr stated. After removing my hip-boots I journeyed where no Armenian has gone before... I went to Macy's on a day when no pre Christmas sales were on. I talked with the Macy's store manager about people who come in before and after Christmas. He told me that the pre-Christmas sales are about one half of die post-Christmas sales. The manager also stated that sales drop off dramatically after January 6th. Did he say January - as in the first month of the year - 6th? Hnunmmmrnrn... something wasn't right here. More sales after Christmas than before, and the sales drop off dramtically after January 6th? Hey, wait a minute... January 6th is when Armenians celebrate their Christmas. You know what this means don't you? I get two times' the presents than Americans do! Or is it that Armenians want to get a better price for presents they buy. That's it., that's why Armenians have Christmas on January 6th.. to get better deals on Christmas presents. Some people might think that Armenians are cheap, stingy, thrifty, frugal and deep pocketed. In my opinion, I call this SMART. Let the people who celebrate Christmas on December 25th just keep on buying those presents two times the cost of what Armenians pay for them. We all know that Christmas is really on January 6th!!! i The views expressed in.this article are not to be taken totally seriously— Editor. \s ^tf G)rf*£"ft ^.M j_^ . * |
