Thousands of Ethiopians were gathered on Addis Ababa's Meskel square Thursday (Sep. 26). The festival celebrates the cross ...

Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the ...

Meskel Festival, the discovery of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified, is one of the major Ethiopian Orthodox festivals celebrated warmly and colorfully by Orthodox Christians.

Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year. It ...

Ethiopians across the country and beyond come together for the vibrant two-day celebration of Meskel beginning September 26th ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum circa ... while other coins are marked with a cross. The “Tomb of the False Door”, excavated in 1973-1974, demonstrates that ...

Following the celebration of the Ethiopian New Year, various religious and cultural festivities are marked indoors among families and communities, outdoors with the entire public in mammoth ...

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According to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition ... St Helena is then said to have given pieces of the cross to all the churches, and the Ethiopian Church still claims to have its own piece.

Tourists who witnessed the vibrant Demera celebration at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa said that they were captivated by the ...

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 ...

It marks the discovery of the cross Jesus was crucified on, according to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian ... the patriarch of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, called on Ethiopians to unite and play ...