Religous Holidays

Referred to also as Baydzaragerbootiun, the Feast of the Transfiguration is one of the five principal feasts of the Armenian Church, so named because of Christ’s luminous appearance. In Armenia it is also known as Vartavar (the Festival of Roses) after the old pagan feast, which it replaced.

Imagine the predicament of the Disciples of Christ at the time of his Ascension. They were still filled with the excitement of His resurrection and of the 40 days they had spent with Him afterwards.