92-year-old grandfather Askanaz, who has seen sorrow at all stages of his life, found the key to live and stay positive; according to him, it’s work that keeps a person young forever. When a person works and creates is able to stay away from the pain in the soul.

Tavush Media reporter, Laura Duryan tells us the story of the grandfather from Arstvaberd in the “Rural life” series.



Every year, a large amount of figs are exported from the villages of Aygedzor and Chinari. collecting and selling figs is one of the main livelihoods of the villagers.

Before the main harvest, the villagers, first, collect the fig flower.

Tavush Media correspondent Anahit Makyan tells about the first harvest of fog and the connection between nature and human.



Our correspondent Laura Duryan’s video from the Rural life series tells about honeycomb in Artsvaberd.

The period of honeycomb is considered to be between July and August when the beehives are at rest as much as possible.

The traditional honeycomb is done in several stages: smoking, extracting the frames and then processing with a honeycomb machine.



Srbasar is located in Tavush region, about 20 km away from Noyermberyan city. Tavush TV reporter Araksya Amiraghyan invites us to this beautiful place to pick thyme with her and enjoy the cold water of the spring and the warmth of the people of the mountain.



Do you remember how you used to spend your vacation in the village?

This is a real holiday for children, especially when they come to the village from the city to spend their vacation.

We tell about two of the most beautiful traditions of rural life in the video: 

• Churn – The mixture of rezhan (cream) and yogurt is collected for several weeks, then it is poured into segean (wineskin), where it is strained and thickened. This mass is opened with water, poured into the churn, and stirred, stirred … In the end, the most authentic and delicious butter and buttermilk are obtained. 
• Psali – This is one of the pastries that are an integral part of Tavush cuisine, especially typical for Vardavar holiday. The recipe includes dough kneaded with flour, water, salt, stuffing (fat or oil, flour), and sugar. 

The video by Laura Duryan.



The author of the video is Anahit Makyan, our correspondant from Berd.



Our video shows one of the fascinating corners of Tavush: Aygedzor.

Author: Laura Duryan (Berd area)



The most precious and beautiful moments in the village are the moments of family happiness in the peace of one’s own home, with the land and trees.

Our today’s video from the Rural Life series tells about the daily life of a family like this living in Baghanis.

The author of the video: Vera Sahakyan, Tavush Media correspondent from border Baghanis.



Traditional pokhindz – from a grain of wheat to the most delicious khashil.

Pokhindz is a traditional Armenian village food that has been prepared in Tavush since ancient times as a nutritious food for cold winter.

The video shows the process of cooking one of the dishes, khashil, prepared from pokhindz – grinding wheat by hand, melting oil, and serving hot food with milk and homemade butter.

The author of the video: Laura Duryan.



The author of the video is the winner of the Tavush media contest, Laura Duryan.

The contest winners received cameras, editing computers, and accessories as prizes. Now, already formed groups are working in Berd and Noyemberyan communities, creating their first products.