Playing With Fire in Armenia

Armenians in the city of Echmiadzin celebrate Trndez, an orthodox ceremony of purification in the Armenian Catholic Church and the Apostolic Church. The celebration, dating from pre-Christian times, involves people jumping over fires and coals and usually begins the evening of Feb. 13.

Anahit Hayrapetyan is a freelance photojournalist based in Yerevan.

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