Motherhood and Beauty Day – April 7, 2025

History of Motherhood and Beauty Day

The Armenian people’s origins can be traced back to 1500 to 1200 B.C. However, the history of the state of Armenia began during the 6th century B.C., when it became a geographical entity under the Orontid Empire. In 190 B.C., the Armenian kingdom became a sovereign nation under King Artaxias I. During the reign of Tigranes the Great, between 95 and 66 B.C., Armenia became the most powerful kingdom east of the Roman Republic. Later, Armenia was ruled by the Arsacid dynasty, a branch of the Parthian Empire.

The Sassanid Persians took control of the kingdom in 25 and held it until the Romans returned in 287. For centuries, Armenia was passed from one nation to another, including the Byzantines and the Iranian Sallarid dynasty. In 301, Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion. The Armenian Church later became independent of the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. Following the Russo-Persian War (1826 — 1828), Eastern Armenia was annexed by Russia and became known as the Province of Yerevan. During this period, Armenians were treated as second-class citizens, with no access to education and administrative opportunities.

The Ottoman Empire started a systematic killing of Armenians between 1915 and 1916. Nearly 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were killed during the Armenian genocide. Following the fall of the Ottoman and Russian empires, a portion of Armenia gained independence. In 1917, Armenia attempted to form a federal state with other Caucasus provinces, but the republic collapsed in April 1918. Armenia was established as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, in 1936. On August 23, 1990, Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. However, it was not recognized as an independent nation until the Soviet Union collapsed on December 25, 1991.