ANTELIAS: Armenian language source of our identity, said Aram I

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“ARMENIAN LANGUAGE IS THE SOURCE OF OUR IDENTITY”
SAID ARAM I

On Saturday 2 June 2011, at the Gulbenkian Memorial Hall His Holiness Aram I
presided over the ceremony of the distribution of the awards to the winners
of the competition organized by the Babikian Foundation of the
Catholicosate.

For the second year the competition has motivated Armenian students in
Armenian Schools to take deep interest in Armenian language, literature,
history and poetry recitation. After the Jury distributed the awards to the
winners, they invited those students who had scored high grades but did not
qualify to win to present their contributions to the audience.

At the end of the ceremony, His Holiness Aram I congratulated the students,
their teachers and parents and said, “Our language is our source of
identity. Unfortunately, Western Armenian is losing its purity with the
usage of foreign expressions. We should work together and make our language
relevant to the times. He then continued, ” In no way should parents regard
the strong emphasis on Armenian language, history and culture a hindrance to
the performance of our students regarding official exams. Armenian schools
have produced successful academics, scientists and professional men and
women for decades. We should, therefore, support the Armenian Schools with
the same commitment as we have in the past.”

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress