Banimacia - The Mystery of the Vishapakars

🐉 Have you ever noticed those strange stone monuments in parks and on city streets across Armenia? They’re called vishapakars — ancient dragon stones linked to water worship and the Mother Goddess from Armenian mythology.
🔥🌊 Why did the ancestors of the Armenians place these stones near springs? What secrets have they kept for thousands of years? Find out by watching the animated film.

Concept - Ara Petrosyan
Screenplay - Eduard Ayanyan
Narrator - Vardan Zadoyan
Composer - Karen Ananyan
Music Arrangement - Gevorg Hakobyan
Animation - Sahakyants Animation Studio
Consultants - Arsen Bobokhyan, Hovhannes Azizbekyan, Scientific Centre for the Research of Main Issues in Teaching History in Armenia and the Diaspora of the Armenian State Pedagogical University
Project Support - Ara Petrosyan / Harutyun Petrosyan

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