https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70 en-us 2017-03-21 18:05:38 UTC 2026-02-09 20:11:43 UTC hello@padlet.com mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161619862 I come from a lot of places. I'm Armenian, Puerto Rican, and Irish. Just to name a few.]]> 2017-03-21 18:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161619862 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161624184 The Armenian dram. One Armenian dram is equal to 0.0021 American dollars.]]> 2017-03-21 18:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161624184 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161914314 2017-03-22 17:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/161914314 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682306 Armenian: 
Ես իմացա իմ ժառանգությանը:
English translation:
I enjoyed learning about my heritage.]]> 2017-03-27 01:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682306 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682675 Armenian Lahmajoun is a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat, minced vegetables and herbs including onions, tomatoes, and parsley, and spices such as cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin and cinnamon and then baked. ]]> 2017-03-27 01:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682675 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682979  Following the Ottoman Armenian Genocide in 1915 many Armenians chose to leave Armenia. My Great Grandfather’s parents were well established in the coffee industry in Armenia. The elder extended family members had already traveled to Worcester. Massachusetts. My Great Grandfather followed suit with his parents as a young child.]]> 2017-03-27 02:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162682979 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162683111 My first relative in the U.S. was my Great Grandfather, Vaheleon Essayan. ]]> 2017-03-27 02:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162683111 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162697542 New Years in Armenia differs from it's American counterpart. One of the ways being it lasts several days. Preparation begins weeks in advance for the table. Some buy well above their means because of the belief that "You'll speand the year just the way you've welcomed it" so they make the table look as rich as possible. The reason the preparation starts so far in advance is because shop owners hike the price of the items needed up. Another important tradition is cleaning the house. Up until about the 7th or 8th of January families visit others homes and must sample all the dishes the host has prepared.]]> 2017-03-27 05:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162697542 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162699999 One right of passage has to do with birth. A baby will be given multiple gifts and the one the baby picks is thought to predict it's future career. Marriage is another rite of passage. The grooms parents through a party at the couples home. When the bride and groom enter their house for the first time as a married couple lavash, Armenian flat bread, is placed on their shoulders as good luck. Funerals are usually held on the third day after death. The graves are visited on the seventh and fortieth day to commemorate the death.]]> 2017-03-27 05:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162699999 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162706218 The current leader of Armenia is President Serzh Sargsyan. Presidents in Armenia are elected by Armenian citizens and serve five year terms.]]> 2017-03-27 06:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162706218 mirandaw2730 https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162707880 I learned about the Armenian genocide. In 1915 the Ottoman empire killed 1.5 million Armenians.]]> 2017-03-27 06:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mirandaw2730/6uuear0jgu70/wish/162707880