[2] The celebration of Trndez is pagan in origin, and is originally connected with sun/fire worship in ancient pre-Christian Armenia, symbolizing the coming of spring and fertility.
People believed that the strength of the fire would eradicate the winter’s cold and allow for fertile land and a prosperous harvest.
Couples, especially newlyweds, would jump over the Trndez flames for luck, prosperity, and fertility.
The fire’s ashes were believed to have healing properties as people would use it as an ointment for pain and rub it into their eyelids to improve their eyesight.
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