Timkat is a holiday that has the largest numbers in attendance, and most of its ceremony takes place outside church compounds. The eve of Timkat is the one time that the replicas of the Arks of the Covenant, which every Ethiopian Orthodox church must have, leaves their sanctuaries and find resting places outside, preferably near […]

After the great lent of two months, conducted in remembrance of the fasting, suffering, and crucifixion of Jesus, Easter is a time when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus by singing sacred songs and chanting on the eve, during the midnight mass. It is also dominated by feasts of all of the great national foods […]

takes place after the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast for one month. This month is a time when there is a spirit of prayer and giving, and, after sunset, each day, the fast is broken together with family and friends. At the end of the month, on Eid al Fetir, Muslims carry out […]

An equally important Muslim holiday is Eid al Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which occurs in the 12th month of the Hijra calendar. Mosques are thronged for prayer, animals are sacrificed for the occasion, and the meat is shared equally between family members, neighbors, and the poor

 Ashenda: A not to be missed Northern Ethiopia Colorful Festival Starting from Wednesday August 22nd 2018 – 24th  in Mekelle Ashenda  (Tigrinya: ኣሸንዳ, Agaw language: ሻደይ) is a festival celebrated in August (G.C.) in the Tigray andAmhara regions of EthiopiaAshenda marks the end of a two-week-long fast known as Filseta (Ge’ez: ጾመ-ፍልሰታ) when adherents of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churchgather to honour the Virgin Mary. Ashenda […]