On 10 October, the Russian Center under the Yerevan State University hosted a theatrical performance prepared by school students of school 10 named after Khrimyan Hayrik entitled We don’t feel bored at our tea-party. It was arranged as part of the Days of Russian in Armenia. The event hosted school children, their parents, teachers, school principal, university lecturers and representatives of the Union of Armenians of Russia.
Director of the Russian Center Arusyak Nersesyan greeted the guests and participants of the event and told them about the Russkiy Mir Foundation and events the Russian Center arranges.
Then, the school students guided by their teachers turned a cold autumn day into a nice happening. They presented one of the most popular Russian traditions as a tea-party. The school children told the guests of the event about a Chinese Emperor who tried tea for the first time, about Cossack atamans who brought a box of tea given by Chinese Emperor to the Russian Tzar and about the fact that he did not like it. Despite the fact, tea became popular in Russia extremely fast. The school children also told the guests about the main attributes and traditions of Russian tea-parties. Four and five grade school girls sang tea couplets and presented some sayings on tea.
At the end of the event, the guests said a lot of praiseful words to its arrangers and participants. The director of the Russian Center thanked all those who were present at the event for joining it and expressed her hope that school students would often visit the Russian Center and take part in the events it arranges.
After that, everybody was invited to try traditional treats offered to guests during a Russian tea-party such as bubliks and sushkas, pine jam, cranberries and hot aromatic tea.
