On 10 June at 13:00 the opening of restored “Heghnar aghbyur” was held in Vahramaberd village’s gorge near Marmashen monastery in Shirak region.At the same time the off-grid solar station donated by Shtigen was launched. It will power the monument and light the surrounding space.The restoration of the monument was realized by Russian-Armenian businessman of Vahramaberd origin Arthur Galstyan and Hamlet Gevorgyan also from Vahramaberd with the aid from the son of the author of the monument, people who knew the monument’s history and art experts. The monument was totally restored with all the architectural and sculptural resolutions as was in the movie.
The restored “Heghnar aghbyur” monument will be powered by solar 24/7
October 6, 2018
On 10 June at 13:00 the opening of restored "Heghnar aghbyur" was held in Vahramaberd village's gorge near Marmashen monastery in Shirak region.
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The miracle of the spring was also preserved. It took 4 months to find and restore the spring.
The “Heghnar aghbyur” story was written in 1935 by an Armenian writer, poet and translator Mkrtich Armen (Mkrtich Grigor Harutyunyan, 1906-1972). Hayfilm studio shot a movie based on that story. The action took place in 19th century in a traditional Armenian town. Heghnar, the wife of a spring building mason Mkrtich, fell in love with another man.
The woman wasn’t able to stand the shame when her traison was discovered. After the wife’s death the master built a monument on a spring in her memory. The spring’s phenomenon became a symbol of the holiness of the family. The water runs only when the master approaches and stops when another man tries to drink. “Each woman is his man’s spring and no other man has the right to drink it”. With these words on the monument master Mkrtich emphasizes the love and faith in a traditional Armenian famili and its holiness too.
