On23rd of April, 2024, at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Tallinn, the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Baltic States, H.G. Bishop Vardan Navasardyan presided at a special intercession ceremony of the saint martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.
Estonia has declared 2024 as the Cultural Diversity Year. The year opened with a series of events, one of which was “Let’s Open the Year of Cultural Wealth Together!” held at MUBA (Tallinn College of Music and Ballet).
In multicultural Estonia, the Armenian culture was represented by the Armenian Sunday School Maštots under the leadership of Janna Shahbazyan. Specifically, the musical ensemble YERAZANQ (music teacher Ruzanna Hambarcumyan) and the ensemble of Armenian ethnic dances TAYQ (choreographer Goar Hovakimyan) participated, along with the parish council of the Armenian Church.
Ljudmilla Mesropjan, the director of MellnovFest NGO and the founder of the ‘The Music of Falling Leaves’ festival, shared memories with the news portal Postimees
OnOctober 21st, at Kultuurikatel (Kursi 3), the second Armenian Food and Culture Festival took place in Tallinn. The event featured a showcase of various authentic Armenian dishes from local Armenian restaurants and bakeries. The festival featured a performance by the beloved singer of Estonian audience, Stefan Ayrapetyan,
The Armenian Food and Culture Festival was initiated and organized by the Parish Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Estonia, with the support of the Tallinn City Government and in collaboration with local Armenian restaurants, the Armenian Sunday School “Mashtots,” and Armenians from different cities in Estonia who supported the initiative. The festival’s goal was to raise funds to provide warmth to families with children, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, and to introduce the Armenian culture to the residents of Tallinn and the capital’s guests.