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Christmas in Ethiopia

Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna in Amharic (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th (Ganna is on the 29th day of the month of Tahsas in Ethiopian calendar). An important Ethiopian holiday, they celebrate in a different way. In Ethiopia, a lot of people use to celebrate this festival in the church which...
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The Oromo Thanks Giving Fesival – Irreechaa

Gada is a traditional system of governance used by the Oromo people in Ethiopia. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community dealing with issues such as conflict resolution, reparation and protecting women’s rights. It serves as a mechanism for enforcing moral conduct, building social cohesion, and expressing forms of community...
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The festival of Meskel

The festival of Meskel, which is the commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ, is celebrated across Ethiopia on the 26th September. It’s believed that a piece of the True Holy Cross Saint Helena has discovered. Then was brought to Ethiopia, and is housed in the mountains of Amba Geshen.The...
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Ethiopian New Year (ENKUTATASH)

Ethiopia was one of the most civilized country in the world and who used to research about Astronomy in the Ancient time. As LUSIAN wrote in his research “The Ethiopian was the first who invented the sciences of the stars and give a name to the planets. Some people think that Ethiopia have only 3000...
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“Buhe” transfiguration of Jesus on mount Tabor!

Buhe is a holiday in Ethiopia held on August 19 according to the Gregorian calendar; Nähase 13 Ethiopian calendar. On this date, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor (Debre Tabor). The transfiguration was accompanied with thunderous voice from heaven in which God has said that Jesus is the Son...
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Filseta in Ethiopia

Filseta is one of the Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahedo church fasting in commemoration of the Dormition and Assumption a saint Mary. The fasting Period Extend for two weeks staring from Nähase 1 ( August 7) to Nähase 15 (August 21). “Filseta” it means movement in the Ethiopia language of Geez. Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filseta On this fasting time...
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