Genocide Remembrance Day
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Genocide Remembrance Day is a national holiday
in Armenia
and is observed by Armenians in dispersed communities
around the world on April 24. It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide
from 1915 to 1923. In Yerevan
, the capital of Armenia
, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame
.
The date 24 April commemorates the Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915
, of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, most of whom would be executed, which was a precursor to the ensuing events.
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Public holidays in Armenia
Holidays in Armenia:HolidaysDateEnglish NameLocal NameTransliterationRemarks1 JanuaryNew Year DayԱմանորAmanorTradition6 JanuaryChristmas DayՍուրբ ԾնունդSurb TsnundReligious...
in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and is observed by Armenians in dispersed communities
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
around the world on April 24. It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
from 1915 to 1923. In Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, the capital of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame
Eternal flame
An eternal flame is a flame or torch that burns day and night for an indefinite period. The flame that burned constantly at Delphi was an archaic feature, "alien to the ordinary Greek temple"....
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The date 24 April commemorates the Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915
Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915
The deportation of Armenian notables, also known as the Red Sunday refers to the night when leaders of the Armenian community of the Ottoman capital, Constantinople, and later other centers were arrested and moved to two holding centers near Ankara by the Minister of the Interior Mehmed Talaat Bey...
, of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, most of whom would be executed, which was a precursor to the ensuing events.
Monuments
Several monuments have been erected to commemorate the Armenian GenocideArmenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
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- Montebello Genocide MemorialMontebello Genocide MemorialThe Montebello Genocide Memorial is a monument in Bicknell Park, Montebello, California, United States. The monument is dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire carried out by the government against the Armenian population in 1915...
- Tsitsernakaberd Genocide MemorialTsitsernakaberdTsitsernakaberd is a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide; it is located on a hill overlooking Yerevan, Armenia. Every year on April 24, hundreds of thousands of Armenians gather here to remember the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire...
- Marseille Genocide MemorialMarseille Genocide MemorialThe Marseille Memorial is a bronze statue commemorating the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide in 1915. The monument was erected in 2002 in France...
- List of Armenian Genocide memorials
External links
- United Human Rights Watch
- Peace Pledge Union
- Armeniapedia
- Armenian National Institute
- Little Armenia Hollywood
- Factsheet: Armenian Genocide by Knights of Vartan Armenian Research Center, Dearborn, Michigan