Armenian festivals

thumb|300px|Yerevan, 2011 Vardavar or Vartavar (, Homshetsi: Vartevor or Behur) is a festival in Armenia where people drench each other with water. It is included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Armenia.

Trndez, () also called Tyarnndarach () is a feast of purification in the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian Catholic Churches, celebrated 40 days after Jesus' birth. thumb|Young Armenians celebrate by jumping over the fire. It has many similarities with Candlemas. The two churches celebrate this on different days, the 13th (with celebrations on the eve of the 14th of February) and the 2nd of February. 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. It was origi