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40Days of Musa Dagh

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Armenuhi Ivanyan
Armenuhi Ivanyan

The village of Musa Dagh in Turkey resisted Turkish attacks for 53 days in 1915, with 4,300 inhabitants defending themselves without food or water. French and British naval ships eventually evacuated over 4,200 villagers to Port Said, Egypt. This historical event inspired the novel "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh" by Franz Werfel. Today, descendants of Musa Dagh villagers commemorate their history and resistance every September by cooking harisa, a traditional food, and singing and dancing through the night around bonfires.

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40 DAYS OF MUSA DAGH Musa Dagh’s blog
On the way to Echmiadzin, on the right you can easily notice an orange severe eagle-like building. It is Musaler memorial and museum. Musaler is an Armenian village situated in the marz of Armavir. This small village is a symbol of Armenian will to survive, a firmness of national spirit. Musaler was situated on the Mediterranean coast, on the territory of historical Armenia, in today’s Turkey by the Syrian border
 
The 4300 inhabitants of Musa Ler for 53 days repelled onslaughts by Turkish armies. They were starving without food and water, they were out in the rain for days and in order to warm themselves and not to lose the presence of mind and courage they were dancing to the music of zurna and drum.
 
 
French and British naval ships rescuing people of Musaler taking to Egypt
And Musaler resisted and the death was weak against the immortal heroes of Musaler. They noticed warships in the sea and French sailors sighted a banner the Armenians had tied to a tree on the mountain emblazoned with the words: “Christians in Distress: Rescue.” French and British naval ships evacuated 4,200 people from Musa Ler to Port Said in Egypt.
 
The Armenians were allowed to return after WWI to their homeland in the newly formed Syria, but in 1939 Musa Dagh Armenians abandoned their villages for a second, and final, time when Turkey annexed the region. Many of them were resettled in Lebanon, in the village Anjar, and many others settled in Armenia, in the village of Musa Ler.
 
Th is historical event later inspired Franz Werfel to write his novel “ The Forty Days of Musa Dagh ”. This book became an instant bestseller for all times. In Europe many Jews read it as a warning about their fate. During the Holocaust years, copies of the novel have been circulated from hand to hand among the ghetto's defenders as a source of inspiration and a call to arms against Nazis. This book is teaching how to be vigilant.
 
The people of Musa Ler, wherever they are in the world, always remember their history, culture and language. Every year on the anniversary of the heroic stance on the mountain, d escendants of the Musa Ler pay tribute to the fallen and celebrate the victory every year on the third Sunday of September. Only once a year one can see forty cauldrons boiling Harisa, a traditional food of Musadaghians. People are up all night until sunrise, preparing this delicious meal made from wheat and red meat under beating of drums.
 
Harissa has an historical past. It was served both on festive and funeral occasions and for this very reason it is cooked from the meat of a lamb sacrificed with a priest’s blessing. Only to 14 natives of Musaler are honored to cook harisa and it is handed down from father to son.
 
During the preparation of national meal all night long Musalerians are gathering around the fire, beat the drums, and sing traditional songs and dance. Even the elderly residents of village for a moment forget their diseases, throw away their walking sticks, straighten their backs and began to dance.
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FEED-BACK Armenuhi IVANYAN Marketing Specialist Phone: +37410-527737 Fax:+37410-580091 Adresse: Baghramyan 3/3, Yerevan, ARMENIA Email: [email_address] [email_address] URL: http://www.welcomearmenia.com http:// www.7days.am “ 7days”… Armenia Travel Agency

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40Days of Musa Dagh

  • 1. 40 DAYS OF MUSA DAGH Musa Dagh’s blog
  • 2. On the way to Echmiadzin, on the right you can easily notice an orange severe eagle-like building. It is Musaler memorial and museum. Musaler is an Armenian village situated in the marz of Armavir. This small village is a symbol of Armenian will to survive, a firmness of national spirit. Musaler was situated on the Mediterranean coast, on the territory of historical Armenia, in today’s Turkey by the Syrian border
  • 3.  
  • 4. The 4300 inhabitants of Musa Ler for 53 days repelled onslaughts by Turkish armies. They were starving without food and water, they were out in the rain for days and in order to warm themselves and not to lose the presence of mind and courage they were dancing to the music of zurna and drum.
  • 5.  
  • 6.  
  • 7. French and British naval ships rescuing people of Musaler taking to Egypt
  • 8. And Musaler resisted and the death was weak against the immortal heroes of Musaler. They noticed warships in the sea and French sailors sighted a banner the Armenians had tied to a tree on the mountain emblazoned with the words: “Christians in Distress: Rescue.” French and British naval ships evacuated 4,200 people from Musa Ler to Port Said in Egypt.
  • 9.  
  • 10. The Armenians were allowed to return after WWI to their homeland in the newly formed Syria, but in 1939 Musa Dagh Armenians abandoned their villages for a second, and final, time when Turkey annexed the region. Many of them were resettled in Lebanon, in the village Anjar, and many others settled in Armenia, in the village of Musa Ler.
  • 11.  
  • 12. Th is historical event later inspired Franz Werfel to write his novel “ The Forty Days of Musa Dagh ”. This book became an instant bestseller for all times. In Europe many Jews read it as a warning about their fate. During the Holocaust years, copies of the novel have been circulated from hand to hand among the ghetto's defenders as a source of inspiration and a call to arms against Nazis. This book is teaching how to be vigilant.
  • 13.  
  • 14. The people of Musa Ler, wherever they are in the world, always remember their history, culture and language. Every year on the anniversary of the heroic stance on the mountain, d escendants of the Musa Ler pay tribute to the fallen and celebrate the victory every year on the third Sunday of September. Only once a year one can see forty cauldrons boiling Harisa, a traditional food of Musadaghians. People are up all night until sunrise, preparing this delicious meal made from wheat and red meat under beating of drums.
  • 15.  
  • 16. Harissa has an historical past. It was served both on festive and funeral occasions and for this very reason it is cooked from the meat of a lamb sacrificed with a priest’s blessing. Only to 14 natives of Musaler are honored to cook harisa and it is handed down from father to son.
  • 17.  
  • 18. During the preparation of national meal all night long Musalerians are gathering around the fire, beat the drums, and sing traditional songs and dance. Even the elderly residents of village for a moment forget their diseases, throw away their walking sticks, straighten their backs and began to dance.
  • 19. TNANK YOU FOR ATTENTION
  • 20. FEED-BACK Armenuhi IVANYAN Marketing Specialist Phone: +37410-527737 Fax:+37410-580091 Adresse: Baghramyan 3/3, Yerevan, ARMENIA Email: [email_address] [email_address] URL: http://www.welcomearmenia.com http:// www.7days.am “ 7days”… Armenia Travel Agency