Yerevan mayor to attend festival of lights in Lyon

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05.12.2012, 17:35

By the invitation of the Mayor of Lyon Gerard Colomb the delegation headed by the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan will participate in the events held within the frames of the Festival of Lights in Lyon, December 5-9, Yerevan City Hall reports on Wednesday.

Yerevan mayor to attend festival of lights in Lyon

YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. By the invitation of the Mayor of Lyon Gerard Colomb the delegation headed by the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan will participate in the events held within the frames of the Festival of Lights in Lyon, December 5-9, Yerevan City Hall reports on Wednesday.

During the visit Mr. Margaryan will meet the Mayor of Lyon Gerard Colomb and the representatives of the Armenian community of France.

Mayor Taron Margaryan will also take part in the Summits to be held within the frames of "Lyon Festival of Lights Forum".

The sides will discuss the issues related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation as well as to the 2nd Summit of the Armenian-French Decentralized Cooperation to be held in Valence in 2013.

Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières) is traditionally celebrated in Lyon, France on December 8. This uniquely Lyonnaise tradition dictates that every house place candles along the outsides of all the windows to produce a spectacular effect throughout the streets.

The origins of the festival date to 1643 when Lyon was struck by plague. The municipal councillors (échevins) promised to pay tribute to Mary if the town was spared. The epidemic in France was stopped. It never reached Lyon. -0-

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