May 28, 2011
This morning started off great. When I woke up, I went out on the porch of my room and felt the warm Yerevan air. We had breakfast in the restaurant located in the hotel. For breakfast, I had waffles and pancakes with nutella. It was delicious. Then we set off to Sardarabad.
Today we are going to celebrate the first Republic of Armenia in 1918 at Sardarabad. Also, we are wearing our orange school shirts. Tonight we are going to a concert, so that will be fun! I am so excited about today, and so is everyone else. We are singing, and enjoying Yerevan right now. I can’t wait.
We just came back from Sardarabad. It was amazing! We got to see the President of Armenia. We took lots of pictures in front of the statue, and we got to see people dance and sing in front of a wall. That wall was shaped like a semi-circle, and had drawings that symbolized strength and victory.
I had a great time watching the people sing and dance.
The monument of Sardarabad was so cool, and so was the story. On May 21, 1918 the battle of Sardarabad began. The Armenians wanted to keep their homeland. The Armenian leader, Aram Manougian said “Not one step back”. The Armenians fought very hard to keep their homeland, and they succeeded. They gained their independence back.
This battle ended on May 28. We celebrate this day every year, and today was the 93rd time celebrating it. The monument of Sardarabad was built in 1968, by architect Rafael Israelian. The 12 bells represented the 12 capitols of Armenia. There were also 2 bulls representing the strength of the Armenians.
Today was great! I am glad I wrote about today. I had so much fun!
Hi Jonathan!
By Rita Orchanian