SEVAŃ

“SEVAŃ”  t h e  A r m e n i a n s   e t h n i c   c u l t u r a l   c e n t e r   i n   B a s h k o r t o s t a n, a NGO established in Ufa in 1998. “S.” participated in the 2nd (2009) and 3rd (2015) Congresses of Bashkortostan Peoples’ Assembly. Based at school # 10 in Ufa, the Armenian Sunday school “Erebuni” was opened, an ethnic dance company was created there. The center celebrates Armenian ethnic holidays like New Year, Easter (Zatik), Terendez, Vardavar, orga­ nizes photo exhibitions, ethnic cuisine contests, etc. Annually participates in “Nauruz” regional festival, “Heart of Eurasia” arts festival, festival of the Caucasus ethnic cultures “Melodies of Duduk, Zurna and Kemenche at the Banks of the Belaya River: Consonance with Kuray” (since 2016), etc.