Religious Trip, Religious Festivals Trip ethiopia
Timket, Timkat, Ethiopian Religious FestivalsIn Ethiopia; religion, especially Orthodox Tewahedo is inseparable part of life. The Orthodox Tewahedo Church ceremonies are unique and impressive; especially Timket and Meskel festivals which provide colorful ceremonies and celebrations. People dress in traditional costume and celebrate festivals across the country with colorful unique ceremonies such as Enkutatash (New Year),…
Meskal , Finding of the True Cross Meskal , Finding of the True Cross 14 Days The True Cross is the name for physical remnants traditionally believed to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. According to a number of early writers, the Empress Helena, (250–330 AD) mother of Constantine, the first Christian…
Mariam Zion, Axum Mariam Zion/Hidar Zion/- Celebration of Saint Mary of Axum One of the most fascinating and advanced legendary (may be real history) of Ethiopia is The Ark (lost) of the covenant of Axum. It is widely believed that the Ark of the Covenant is currently being held in the Church of Saint Mary…
Gena, Ethiopian ChristmasGenna Festival is celebrated on every 05- 08 January after a 40 days fasting among Orthodox Christians. On the eve of Christmas or “Genna” as Ethiopians refer to it, people gather in churches to pray in mass that lasts about 3 hours.The clergies, Priests, Bishop & people lift their voice in hymns and chant…
Fasika,Easter Festival in EthiopiaFasika (Easter) falls on every 27 April. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church offers special daily prayers during the Fasika season. The church members and those who offer spiritual teachings in the church do not eat until 3 o’clock in the afternoon with the exception of Saturday and Sunday when prayers are conducted early…
Kulubi Saint Gabriel Festival Kulubi – Saint Gabriel Festival The church was built in 1880.The festival of Saint Gabriel (Kulubi Gabriel), the Archangel, is celebrated on every December (Tahsas) 19 Ethiopian calendar (December 28 Gregorian calendar) which culminates in a pilgrimage to Kulubi, about 68 kilometers from Dire Dawa. Orthodox Tewahedo (one in union) Christians…
Dire Sheik Hussein (Islamic Pilgrimage)13 centuries ago, a Muslim Sheikh from the Hadramut (a district on the south coast of Arabia, bounded west by Yemen, east by Oman and North by the Dahna desert), is believed to have landed on the Indian Ocean shoreline and followed the great river, the Shebelle River (Wabi Shebelle), from…