ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopians marked Easter festivities Sunday with vows to embrace sacrifice, love and peace in a country facing armed conflict and other challenges. During Fasika, as ...

This weekend, Orthodox Christians, including many from the Ethiopian community in the D.C. area, are celebrating Fasika, or Easter, marking the end of the 55-day fast called Abiy Tsome, or the ...

Addis Ababa, April 20, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopian Christians are observing Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with religious leaders urging the people to come together in unity ...

Addis Ababa, April 19, 2025 (ENA) --- Religious fathers have urged Christians to spend the Ethiopian Easter holiday together and by supporting each other. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC ...

In this country, we have seen a few number of local greeting cards that appear seasonally. They are limited to the Ethiopian New Year, Christmas or Easter.

Therefore, in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Fasika (Amharic for 'Easter') is the most important festival of the year. In the weeks before the festival, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians go on a fast.

Israel is reportedly banning entry of Ethiopian Christians who want to visit the country on pilgrimage missions for the upcoming Easter holiday for fear they will not return home, Israeli media ...