Festive events dedicated to New Year and Christmas were organized for the 6-10, 11-13 and 14-18 age groups in "Endanik" Children's and Youth Creative Center of RA. On December 23, 24 and 26, a festive event titled "Winter Tale" was held for the Center and Artsakh students displaced from Artsakh and sheltered in Gyumri. The festive event began with the Lord's prayer and the blessing of Father Hovsep Galstyan, the head of the Armenian Catholic Church of Ashotsk, the priest presented the Christmas message to the students aged 6-13. After that, the attendees watched the performance based on the Christian parable "Return of the Prodigal Son" staged by the students of the center's theater arts group, participated in the interesting game-competitions of Santa Claus and Snow White, and the colorful artistic festive event. Children from Artsakh also sang and performed interesting dance performances.
At the end of the event with the festive performances of the center's dance, song and music groups, Santa Claus and his daughter distributed New Year's gifts by "Endanik" SNCO with the support of the French Œuvre d'Orient organization. On December 27-28, students of 14-18 age groups participated in the "Rhythms of Music" masquerade. The series of festive events was concluded with the message of welcoming the year 2023 with great hopes and expectations, wishing each other well, unity and peace.
