Armenia
Culture of Armenia
Through the centuries Armenian culture has developed in a contemporary, unusual and thriving way. Many aspects of the Armenian culture are based on the music,dance, literature, and geographical placement of the people.
Money & duty free for Armenia
Armenian Dram (AMD) = 100 luma. Dram notes are printed in denominations of AMD50,000, 20,000, 10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of AMD500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10.
Christmas in Armenia
The Armenian Apostolic Church still uses the old Julian Calendar, Christmas is celebrated on January 6th. The Christmas holiday season starts on New Year's Eve (December 31st) and continues until the old Julian calendar's New Year's Eve on January 13th.