The float celebrates the story of Armenian Immigrants who have, and continue to contribute to our society. The spectacular elements of the float symbolize Armenian ingenuity, craft, culture, tradition and beauty; it truly tells the story of the Armenian “Cradle of Civilization”, the name of the float.

The impressive float is huge, measuring 55 feet long, 28 feet high and 18 feet wide. Design elements of the float are absolutely stunning! Rich in color the, the center of the float features the ancient Tree of Life which has gorgeous grapes and pomegranates on it. This is an illustration of the famous artist Seroon Yeretzian.

The pomegranates symbolize life and fertility while the grapes symbolize the oldest wine factory in the world which was in Armenia over 7,000 years ago. Surrounding the Tree of Life are peacocks who, according to pagan historically were the protectors of the Tree of Life.

Linguistically, dating over 5,000 years old, the Armenian language has an independent branch within the Indo-European languages; the float features the unique, beautiful and ancient Armenian alphabet in the colors of the Armenian flag: red, blue and orange. These colors are represented throughout the float.

Displayed prominently on the float is a beautiful Armenian lady.

To her left is the Armenian symbol of eternity, this symbol that is over 10,000 years old.

By Wally Sarkeesian