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September 11 Gregorian Calendar
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New year ,
September 11 is one of the major holiday celebrated with
festivity and merry-making, singing and dancing
traditional dances peculiar to the day. |
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September 27 Gregorian calendar
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Meskel
commemorates the finding of the True Cross in the fourth
century AD when Empress Helena, Mother of Constantine the
Great , discover the True Cross on which Christ was
crucified. The celebration of Meskel signifies the
presence of the True Cross at Gishen Mariam monastery and
also symbolizes the event carried out by Empress Helena. |
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January 7 Gregorian Calendar
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Christmas or
Genna celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. At noon on
Christmas day, youth in tradition dress play genna to
commemorate the shepherds who were playing this game
outside the stable while Jesus was born. The game consists
of pushing a wooden ball with a long stick, similar to
today’s game of hockey. |
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January 19th
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Epiphany is the
great religious and the most important Orthodox Christian
festival in Ethiopia. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus
Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. The date
falls on 19th January and the celebration began on the
eve. |
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This is a
festival that follows a fasting period of 55 days. During
this time, no animal product is eaten and the faithful do
not eat anything at all until the daily service is
finished at around 3:00 P.M. |
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Duration: 4-6
days
Code: Sunny 038
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Beside the
globally celebrated Muslim festivals, Sheik Hussien in
Bale Region is an important centre of Muslim Pilgrimage.
The faithful flock twice a year from all over Ethiopia as
well as from neighboring countries. |
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