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Ethiopian Christmas on January 7th
Ethiopian Christmas (Genna)The Ethiopian Orthodox Church) still uses the old Julian calendar, so they celebrate Christmas on January 7th, The Christmas celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is called Ganna or Genna. Most people go to Church on Christmas day.Many people take part in a special Advent fast during the 43 days before Christmas. It starts on 25th November and is known as the ...
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Timket Celebration
The festival of Timket falls on Tier 11 (January 19) every year. It is observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s baptism in River Jordan. The celebration of Timket starts on the eve of the main festival. The eve is known as ’Ketera’ and taken from the Amharic word ‘ketere’ meaning to make a dam; it is usual to make a dam in some places where there is not enough river water for ...
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History of Ethiopian Coffee
The Ethiopian coffee ceremony is one of the most recognizable parts of Ethiopian and Erterian culture. Coffee is offered when visiting friends, during festivities, or as a daily staple of life. If coffee is politely declined then most likely tea (shai) will be served.BrewingThe coffee is brewed by first roasting the green coffee beans over hot coals in a brazier. Once the beans are roasted each ...
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The Southern Ethiopia Tribes
Southern Omo Valley TribeThere are more than 53 tribes inhabiting the southern Omo valley, most of them residing by the river banks of the Omo river. The tribes may have some physical posture to share in common, but they are distant culturally and linguistically. Some of them categorized under the Nilo-Saharan linguistic family, and some of them under the Nilo Omotic linguistic family.These ...
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Bale mountains , the Second Highest Mountain in Ethiopia
Bale Mountains National ParkBale Mountains National Park, located in the southeastern part of Ethiopia within the Oromia Regional Government State, is a natural habitat serving as home to various species of mammals including the endemics Mountain Nyala, Red Fox, Giant Mole Rat, and the Bale Monkey. Also, the park is almost entirely covered by numerous plant species and indigenous trees, like the ...
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