Catherine Yesayan
Friday, September 21 was Independence Day for Armenia. Two days earlier, I
had taken a taxi to Zvartnotz airport to pick up my cousins who were coming from
Denmark for their first visit in Armenia.
On the way back to Yerevan, as we were crossing the bridge over the Hrazdan
River, by the Ararat Cognac Company, I pointed out the billowing tricolor flags
along the two sides of the bridge and told my guests the flags were hoisted in
their honor. There were very amused.
Independence Day holds a special place in the hearts of all Armenians. It
signifies an important milestone, and a realization of a dream held for
generations that suddenly and unexpectedly happened twenty years ago.
