The pandemic has had a big impact on New Year's Eve. Many friendly families, previously gathered in a large circle, to meet the chiming clock together, were forced to "break up" into groups of two and three people, sending each other video messages of congratulations. This is how the relatives and friends of the magician and illusionist met the New Year Hamayaka Akopyan. In an interview FAN He said, how last New Year's Eve became the saddest in his life.
"Today I belong to the category of people, who lead an extremely secluded life, – the artist shared his feelings. My circle of contacts has narrowed to such an extent, that I have to conduct dialogues mainly with myself only. Children and grandchildren live abroad, in America and Israel, and go to them, of course, I can't because of lockdown and quarantine".
Nevertheless 2021 the magician met more than one year: his wife was with him, shared with her husband the joy of the New Year's miracle. As for the traditions of celebrating the New Year, then they, according to Hakobyan, left in the distant past, when he was young, beautiful and slim", and his family is big and friendly.
“Since then everything has changed, the illusionist sighed. Too many have passed away. So our New Year traditions, relevant once, just became meaningless.. My wife and I just sat down at the table, drank and ate, and then went to sleep. All".
The illusionist told the FAN correspondent, that once went on tour around the world, having been almost 70 countries. He had to celebrate the New Year in France in the company Jeanne Marais (1991 year) and in Libya, where he performed for himself Muammar Gaddafi and his harem (1998 year).
"Besides, a french singer was visiting my parents Charles Aznavour - he celebrated Christmas with us. Source, there was a time! - the FAN interlocutor recalled with a smile. - And how many times have I spent New Year's Eve right on planes and trains! Yes, joyfully and sparklingly passed my holidays in my youth ".
Now, confessed magician, he does not tour and "does not go anywhere". Until recently, it even pleased him.: but then one by one his close people began to leave: who is from the country, and who - from life.
And all these tricks, which I became famous and which I loved to show my family on New Year's Eve, I don't even have anyone to show, Hakobyan shared his pain. “Except perhaps only to himself in front of the mirror.”.
However, on the night of 31 on December 1 January, the illusionist still put on the costume of his legendary fairy-tale character-wizard Rahat Lukumicha, who once managed to fall in love with the little viewers of the TV show "Good night, kids".
“I dressed up and sent greetings to my good friends in this image through the phone, - the interlocutor said FAN. — These are the New Year's greetings from Hmayak Hakobyan flew to America, to Israel and Novosibirsk to my fellow director, which the, Unfortunately, feels very good. In total, I managed to squeeze out 5–6 New Year's toasts, not to die of boredom".
Author: Ignat Startsev
