Vardavar

Vardavar or Vartavar (Armenian: Վարդավառ, Homshetsi: Vartevor or Behur)[1] is a festival in Armenia where people drench each other with water.

[3] Some claim it comes from a tradition dating back to Noah, in which he commanded that his descendants should sprinkle water on each other and let doves fly as a symbol of remembrance of the Flood.

During the day of Vardavar, people from a wide array of ages are allowed to douse strangers with water.

In addition to the celebrations, the traditional ceremony of splashing water on each other and the blessings of the youth, the Armenian folk songs are also included and performed by the Nairyan Vocal Ensamble.

The Vardavar holiday theme pavilions represent the traditions and handmade works of different regions of Armenia.