YEREVAN. – This year’s Yerevan Day celebrations will be held in a more modest format.

Mayor of the capital city of Armenia, Taron Margaryan, noted about the aforesaid at Friday’s consultation in Yerevan Municipality, the latter informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Margaryan stated that, accordingly, this year’s Yerevan Day events will be held only one day, on October 8.

In addition, the traditional festive concert at Republic Square as well as the celebratory procession outside the municipality building will not be included in these events.

In the Yerevan mayor’s words, instead, the social component of this celebration will be implemented in full. Correspondingly, and according to the tradition formed in recent years, a total of 2,798—i.e. representing the age of Yerevan—families will be given surprise gifts.