The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosts the ceremony of the Blessing of the Holy Muron.
The right to bless the Holy Muron is bestowed upon the Catholicos of All Armenians.
The Holy Muron is composed of olive oil, rose water and forty-eighth herbs and flowers. To protect the purity of the ingredients, the lid of the cauldron is sealed with uncooked dough, and the entire mixture is boiled in water in another larger cauldron for three days and nights. Muron is used to anoint ordained clergy, newly baptized, churches, and even khatchkars (cross stones).
