Members of the group “Torch March to the Peak of Ararat” have conducted a journey to the biblical mountain’s top to hoist the national tricolor and dance Yakhushta (a folk music typical to highland regions).
The group dedicated the event to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The folk dance group Karin, led by its Artistic Director Gagik Ginosyan, also joined the march.
The initiative was the brainchild Hovhannes Martirosyan and Anushik Simonyan, spouses who brought the idea to life teamed by a group of supporters.
“The ascent began on July 29, and as early as on July 26, we were at the top of Ararat,” Martirosyan told reporters, adding that it was the group’s 14th journey to the biblical mountain’s top.
Simonyan added that they had come up with the idea after many years’ annual marches to the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex on April 23, the day preceding the tragic anniversary.
The dance group’s artistic director said that after overcoming difficulties hand in hand the group celebrated the successful journey by dancing Yakhushta at the mountain’s top. “Our enthusiasm, song and dance imparted further courage to the idea,” Ginosyan added.

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