Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Also calledArmenian Genocide Memorial Day
Observed byArmenia
State of California[1]
Canada[2]
France[3]
Argentina[4]
TypeNational
SignificanceCommemoration of the Armenian genocide
Date24 April
Frequencyannual

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenian: Մեծ Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր Mets Yegherrni zoheri hishataki or) or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day[5] is a public holiday in Armenia and is observed by the Armenian diaspora on 24 April.[5][6] It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It was a series of massacres and starvation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans. In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame. This day is also called "Armenian Martyrs Day".[7]

  1. ^ "State of California Commemorates the Armenian Genocide". anca.org. Armenian National Committee of America. 21 April 2005.
  2. ^ "April 24 Declared Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in Canada". Asbarez. 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Macron Declares April 24 Commemoration Day of Armenian Genocide in France". The New York Times. via Reuters. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ley 26199". Infoleg.
  5. ^ a b Jones, Adam (2010). Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Taylor & Francis. p. 156. ISBN 9780203846964.
  6. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G., ed. (1992). The Armenian Genocide: History, Politics, Ethics. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 339. ISBN 9780312048471.
  7. ^ "Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide". The Armenian Church, Eastern Diocese of America. Retrieved 28 October 2023.