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Photo Story: Novruz Bairam (ZDDCDDC002)

Photo Story by: Chingiz Samedzade
Date: 21 Mar, 2003

Novruz is an ancient holiday, celebrated with special warm feelings all over the Muslim world. The traditions and customs connected with Novruz Holiday came from the depth of centuries. It is celebrated on March 21-22. In Baku the main celebrations take place in the center of the city. Here and there people adore their tables with wheat grafts in plates. There are dramatized shows in the streets with national types of wrestling, rope-walking and songs. Lavash (bread) is baked on this occasion, the carpets are adored in a special way. On the eve of the holiday, traditional jumps over the fire take place.

©Chingiz Samedzade/Patker

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MerhaBarev

By PatkerPhoto:Ruben Mangasaryan, German Avagyan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Karen Mirzoyan, Nelli Shishmanyan. NarPhotos: Ozcan Yurdalan,Mehmet Kacmaz,Serra Akcan,Tolga Sezgin, Kerem Uzel.

MerhaBarev is a unique photo-bridge between Armenia and Turkey, two neighboring countries with no diplomatic relations and a border remained closed for more than 80 years. This project was created in 2006, when five Armenian photojournalists from Patker photo agency shot Istanbul during a week, and the same did five Turkish photojournalists from Nar photo agency in Yerevan. MerhaBarev is a combined greeting in two languages:Turkish - "merhaba" and Armenian - "barev". MerhaBarev is indeed the first visual greeting between the two countries, which are separated not only by the sharp wire on the border, built during the Soviet Union period, but by the political and historical problems. Using the black and white language of the photography, photojournalists narrated about Istanbul and Yerevan, their cultures, traditions, every-day life and people. The project was presented as a number of exhibitions in Armenia (Yerevan, Gumri) and Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Kars, Diarbekir). MerhaBarev is also a book in four languages (Armenian,Turkish, English and German), calendars and posters.


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