Today was Thanksgiving in the US, but here it was our little host sister's birthday. Birthdays in Armenia are great parties: friends and family come together to eat an enormous meal, there is cake, laughing, & music- preferably preformed by party guest. Families break out their homemade cognac, and many- many- toasts are made to the person whose birthday it is, to their parents, grandparents, to parents and grandparents in general, to children in general, to the children that Sam and I haven't had yet, and to generally whatever pops into any of the men's heads. The main course of horovats meat and dolma is followed by fruit and coffee, after which the cake is cut and served. The celebrations generally last well into the night. All in all, it wasn't a bad way to spend our first Thanksgiving in Armenia.
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