Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Meskel, the feast of the …
WEB2 days ago · Thousands of Ethiopians were gathered on Addis Ababa's Meskel square Thursday (Sep. 26). The festival celebrates the cross upon which Jesus was crucified, according to the church beliefs, and its ...
Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious ...
WEBNational celebrations of the festival, known as Meskel, traditionally happen in a square by the same name in Addis Ababa. It is one of Ethiopia’s most celebrated religious holidays, marked with ...
Meskel in Ethiopia: Festival fires burn bright despite downpour
WEB2 days ago · Ethiopia festival fires burn bright despite downpour. Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year. It marks the ...
Meskel Demera celebrations underway nationwide
WEB4 days ago · On Sep 26, 2024 64. Addis Ababa, September 26, 2024 (FBC) – Ethiopian Christians are celebrating the Meskel Demera festival, the Finding of the True Cross nationwide with various religious and traditional events. Here in Addis Ababa, the celebration of the festival is taking place in the presence of …
Tourists thrilled by Ethiopia’s Meskel-Demera celebrations
WEB3 days ago · Addis Ababa, September 27, 2024 (FBC) – Tourists abroad who attended the celebration of Demera, the eve of a UNESCO-inscribed Meskel festival, were enthralled by its unique religious and cultural dimensions. ... Those tourists who were also part of bonfire celebration of the Meskel festival, Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s biggest open-air ...
Thousands think of peace as they celebrate religious festival in ...
WEB3 days ago · More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Addis Ababa to celebrate Meskel, an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Christian faithful.
Fire, smoke and colour as Ethiopians mark Meskel - BBC
WEBSep 27, 2021 · Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, celebrating the Meskel festival, came together in the capital, Addis Ababa, after most of the faithful skipped last year's festivities due to the pandemic.
In a divided Ethiopia, the Orthodox mark Meskel celebration - France 24
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Orthodox Ethiopians on Wednesday marked the beginning of Meskel, one of the holiest celebrations in the Christian tradition followed in this devout nation riven by ethnic and political violence.
Photos of the Week: Helmet blessing; Ethiopian Meskel
WEB2 days ago · (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) Religious leaders and Ethiopians celebrate Meskel, an annual religious holiday among Orthodox Christians, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
Ethiopia: Meskel Festival - Melting Pot of Diverse Communities ...
WEB3 days ago · Celebrations begin with the building of the Damera bonfire in Meskel Square in Addis Ababa - a conical pyre of poles surrounded by bundles of branches and torches, decorated with green grass and ...
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