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Antigüedad: 05 de enero de 2007
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Vídeos vistos: 483
Suscriptores: 53
Reproducciones del canal: 3508
Nombre: Proud Armenian
Edad: 23
CHRISTIANITY IN ARMENIA
Armenia is a country of old legends and Biblical stories. It is said that on his descent from Ararat, Noah first stepped onto this land and as a result of his blessings and Christian faith, Armenia has survived many foreign invasions through centuries and is a thriving republic presently.
Armenia has hundreds of unique Christian monuments, amazing sites, waterfalls, Skyscraping Mountains and wonderful people with rich heritage and warm hospitality. The blue Lake Sevan and a shining sun almost eight months of the year will be your friendly guide throughout Armenia. Even the fruits carry the spice and smell of the sun. You will find in Armenia a society rich with cultural and artistic life, surrounded by beautiful architecture.
In 2001 Armenia celebrated the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as a state Religion. The history of Christianity in Armenia refers to the time when Christ's Apostles St. Thaddeus and Bartholomew preached in Armenia around 100 AD. According to legend, at the end of the 3rd century King Trdat III begun persecuting Christians in Armenia. He executed a group of thirty-seven Christian virgins who had fled to Armenia to escape Roman persecution. The leader of this group was Gayane, who, along with Hripsime is revered as one of the founding saints of the Armenian Church. After committing this crime, King Trdat became insane. The sister of Trdat, Khosrovidoukht, had a dream in which a man told her that the persecution of Christians must stop. She told her brother that he would be cured if Gregory the Illuminator were released from Khor Virap, where he was imprisoned. The King agreed to release Gregory. Gregory restored Trdat's health, who adopted Christianity.
In 301 King Trdat declared Christianity a state religion and Armenia thereby became the first Christian state to adopt Christianity as its religion. Later, Gregory had a vision in which Christ descended from Heaven and struck the earth at the town of Vagharshapat with a golden hammer. Following this, Gregory had a vision of a great Christian temple rising from the ashes. Gregory built a reproduction of the church. He renamed Vagharshapat as "Echmiadzin" (which means "the Descent of the Only-Begotten" in Armenian). Because of his role in bringing the light of Christ to the Armenian people, St. Gregory is called "the Illuminator" and is venerated as the patron saint of the Armenian Church.
Cuidad natal: YEREVAN
Intereses y aficiones: To visit Armenia is to travel back in history and feel the spirit of more than 41 centuries. Experience first hand the "country sheltered by Biblical "Ararat" home of Noah's Ark; the land where human kind was reborn.
Armenia offers a little something for every person.
Rich with historical churches, monasteries, monuments, and magnificent masonry, this country that was the first to adopt Christianity and proclaim it as its state religion in 301 AD is a unique treasure for those interested in great events.
Should your interests lie in nature, the beautiful Armenian Plateau ( the chain of mountains in Armenia which is situated in the Alps-Himalayan mountain system) with hidden lakes, including the mysterious Lake Sevan, waterfalls, torrents, rivers, springs, valleys, highlands and rich forests, clearly evidence the miracles of nature. The topography of land and the man-made wonders of centuries old architecture, ruins, churches and monasteries bring to life the history of one of the world's most ancient nation and culture. Armenia served as a cross road of the East and West for 10 centuries as a bridge between Asia and Europe.
Películas y espectáculos: With a complex terrain of diverse landscape, full of vegetation and ecosystems, this country located with different floustic regions and diverse climate conditions offers spectacular flora and fauna and is a must see for the nature lover. Varied species of vertebrae and non-vertebrates find their homes in Armenia which also serves as the skyway of migrating birds. Mountaineers and hikers will enjoy the slopes of Mount Aragats. While, during the months of January to March, skiers should try the slopes at Tsakhadzhor (valley of flowers).
Life today in Yerevan is assimilated with the harmonious fusion of past and present. The people take great pride in their traditions, culture, religion, arts and crafts, delicious cuisine and sincere hospitality. From museums to theaters, an opera house, parks, restaurants, open cafes, casinos, discos, clubs, jazz restaurants, and other entertainment spots, Yerevan is alive, bustling and inviting. Most of all, the warmth and friendly manner of the people will make your visit unforgettable. One visit is never enough. This land of old and new has a gravitational pull to all who visit. Don't be surprised if you book your next visit to Armenia while you are still in Armenia. Whether or not your heritage is Armenian, you will feel right at home and will not want to leave this beautiful land and people.
Música: ARMENIAN immigrants and their descendants are the most successful ethnic group in the country, according to an analysis of "melting pot" Britain.
They are followed by the Japanese, Dutch and Greek Cypriots among the groups who are economically and socially most successful. Bangladeshi Muslims and migrants from Sierra Leone and Syria have fared worst.
The new analysis places the 42.2m adults registered to vote in mainland Britain in 200 ethnic groups — on the basis of a person's surname and first name.
The information is linked to a marketing database to rank the socioeconomic status of each group. The system, Origins Info, is used by hospitals, retailers and charities to tailor their services to individual ethnic groups.
Its developers claim it is reliable even though most married women adopt their husband's name and some immigrants may have changed their surname to avoid discrimination.
Richard Webber, a professor of spatial analysis at University College, London who developed Origins Info, said: "The patterns that this analysis have uncovered are striking. We are hoping it will prove a valuable tool for government and business."
The system can also be used to identify where different ethnic groups live and the ethnic composition of the professions.
It reveals that Ripley in Derbyshire is the "most English" place in England with 88.58% of residents having an English ethnic background. The most diverse area is south Tottenham, in north London, which is home to 113 ethnic groups from Bretons to Vietnamese.
Southall in west London has the least English gene pool — just 17.82% of residents in the area nicknamed "little India" are of English ethnic origin.
Ian Smith, 63, a carpenter, who has lived in Southall since 1978, said: "Of the 90 or so houses in my street I would say there are fewer than 10 English families. Most are Sikhs but there are now more Somalis and quite a few Poles.
"Sometimes I do feel slightly intimidated because it can feel like a foreign country at times. But we get on well with our neighbours who are both Sikhs."
The analysis shows the persistence of ethnic clusters decades after the group first arrived in Britain. Greek Cypriots are concentrated in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire and Margate in Kent, Italians can be found in Bedford and Waltham Cross and the Dutch in Plockton in the Scottish Highlands and Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales.
Cardiff has a high concentration of Maltese residents because it was the port where many disembarked after naval service during the 1940s and 1950s. The Chinese are in Oxford, Harlow and Milton Keynes and Hispanics in Eastbourne, Crawley and Ascot. In Wales, English border areas have been colonised by those with a Welsh background.
Overall, there is a disproportionately high number of immigrants in business, law and medicine. An analysis of doctors, using data provided by the Medical Directory, found the proportion of medics with northern Indian roots is more than 10 times higher than for the population as a whole. Spaniards and Romanians are also significantly "over-represented" as doctors.
Similarly, Russians, the Dutch and Nigerians are over-represented among barristers.
Libros: A disproportionate number of company directors are from immigrant stock. The Japanese, Russians and people from the Nordic countries are heavily over-represented among the country's 5.3m directors and partners. The English are one of the least commercially minded races, according to this measure.
One in four restaurants is run by a Muslim and one in four chemists by an Indian or a Sri Lankan.
Danny Sriskandarajah, head of migration, equalities and citizenship at the Institute for Public Policy Research, a Blairite think tank, said immigrant groups often had enduring characteristics. "There's something unique and special about people prepared to break the ties with home. Throughout history, only a tiny percentage of people moved any sort of distance. A few entrepreneurial, adventurous types have the wherewithal and motivation to move."
Of the 2,651 people of Armenian descent in Britain, more than 1,600 run businesses and a high proportion live in expensive parts of west London.
Among the most successful is Bob Manoukian, property developer and former agent for Prince Jefri of Brunei. He has a family fortune of £300m, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
Other successful people with Armenian roots include David Dickinson, presenter of the BBC's Bargain Hunt, and Ara Palamoudian, chairman of the Armenian community & church council of Great Britain.
He said: "Armenians have always tried to be self-sufficient and not to be a burden on any country. It could be the history of the Armenian people, the way their lives have been over centuries. They had to find shelter around the world."
Many Armenians fled to England after the first world war, during which up to 1.5m died, amid allegations of genocide by the Turks. Other waves arrived in the 1970s and 1980s.
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