Medzmama and Stubborn Stains!

When Marash Boy's mom Azniv (which means Grace in English, and she was, indeed, full of grace) . . . To begin again . . . When Marash Boy's mom Azniv was elderly and living with Marash Boy and Marash Girl, she (known to all of us as Medzmama) would delight in removing stains that no person, (not even the advertised miracle cleaners) could remove. "These stains may be stubborn, but I'm more stubborn!" she would often proudly announce. N.B. Medzmama was an Armenian woman born in Marash,Ottoman Empire, and was a survivor of the genocide of the Armenian people.

In Memory Of Those Armenian People Who Were Slaughtered 1915-1920

In Memory of those Armenian People Who Were Slaughtered 1915-1920 May They Rest In Peace "1915 - NEVER AGAIN!"

Images Taken From The Internet 106 years since the onset of the Genocide of the Armenians...Asvadz lousavoreh!

For recordings of survivors of the Armenian Genocide, go tothe United States Library of Congress, or for more information, call the Armenian Library and Museum of America in Watertown, Massachusetts - (617) 926-2562‬

Krisdos Dznav Yev Haidnetsav!

"Krisdos Dznav Yev Haidnetsav!" If you're Armenian, you know that this is the manner in which Armenians greet one another on Christmas. And if you're Armenian, you know that this . . . "Ohrnyal Eh Dznoutioun Krisdosi!" . . . is the Armenian Response to the Armenian greeting on Christmas. Translation from the Armenian: Greeting on Christmas: "Christ is born and has been revealed unto us." Response to Greeting on Christmas: "Blessed is the birth of Christ!" Years ago, Uncle Paul, Daddy's older brother, tried to teach us kids the Armenian greetings appropriate for the various Armenian religious holidays. Invariably, we would interchange the Christmas greeting and response (which you see recorded above -- yes, Marash Girl still remembers that greeting) . . we would interchange that Christmas greeting with the Easter greeting, "Krisdos haryav y merelotz!" "Christ has risen and conquered death!" (Marash Girl will record the response to that greeting on Easter!) Rather than being mean and chastising us with a sharp correction, Uncle Paul (born in Marash) would laugh and ask, "How can Jesus be risen from the dead when Jesus has just been born?" N.B. Above image has been borrowed from the internet. Thanks to whomever posted it!

Stubborn stains?

Marash Boy's mother, born in Marash, Ottoman Empire, would often comment, "Stubborn stains? I'm more stubborn!" . . . as invariably she was able to remove stains from clothing that even the strongest stain removers could not!!!! I guess she'd have to be stubborn . . . after all, she survived the genocide of the Armenian people!