Madagh

Madagh is an Armenian custom of commemorating victims through requiem services, most often associated with the annual remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. Madagh is typically celebrated with community gatherings sponsored by churches, which include public offerings of food. Food offerings often include lamb stew with pilaf made from bulgur, and Armenian flat bread or katah bread. Some academics associate the food offerings with pagan practices of animal sacrifice that the early Armenian Orthodox Church incorporated with reference to Biblical sacrifices.