Every year, 14 weeks after Easter, Armenians celebrate Vardavar (Վարդավար), a lively festival where people soak each other with water using hoses, buckets, spray guns, and other tools.
Following Armenia's conversion to Christianity in 301 AD, the explicit pagan elements were removed from the celebration.
[8] However, the festival's essence, symbolized by the joyous and communal water splashing, remains a beloved tradition.
The earthquake damaged much of the country's infrastructure, especially in the cities of Spitak, Leninakan (now Gyumri), Kirovakan (now Vanadzor), and Stepanavan,[10] along with other small towns and villages near the epicenter.
Motherhood and beauty day (Armenian: Մայրության և գեղեցկության օր) is an official holiday in Armenia dedicated to women.