St. Sargis, Patron of Love and Youth

The Feast of St. Sarkis is a popular Armenian Church feast whose popular traditions have pre-Christian roots and include games, song, and dance. The Patron of Love and Youth, St. Sarkis is in many ways Armenia’s answer to St. Valentine.

We visited the Tonatsuyts Folk Theater in the village of Byurakan to see how St. Sarkis was celebrated in the old days.

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