ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL DRAWS THOUSANDS, CAPTIVATES DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF ALL AGE GROUPS

GLENDALE, CA – In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia, the Nor Serount Cultural Association attracted thousands of attendees to Verdugo Park for its annual Armenian Independence Day Festival.

Community leaders and elected officials were present to join in on the festivities as well as pay homage to the struggle, strife and resilience of the Armenian people in establishing and maintaining a free and independent Armenia.

Representing His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian; Primate of Western Diocese of Armenian Church, the very Rev. Father Baret Yerecian and Father Mampre Kesabian presided over the opening ceremony with a prayer.

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