Ethiopia, one of the earliest nations to embrace Christianity, continues to honour its rich religious heritage. This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for ... traditional attire to mark the end of a 43-day fasting period and the birth of Jesus ...

Ethiopian Christmas, or Ganna ... “I will always, always remember Christmas as being a day of massacre,” she said. “I have family that we have still not heard from: In the beginning they ...

Christmas Day in Santo Tomás ... "And in that regard, it does have somewhat of a festive flair to it." In Ethiopia, for many, Christmas is celebrated on Jan. 7, in a celebration known as Ganna.

All Christian denominations in Ethiopia -- Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant and Seventh-Day Adventist -- celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7 although elsewhere only Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on ...

Orthodox Christian churches for different cultures including Ethiopian, Eritrean, Greek, Russian, and Serbian celebrate their annual Christmas Day on Jan. 7, in accordance with the Julian calendar ...

Ethiopian Orthodox have a 40 day ‘Advent Fast’ also known as ‘Tsome Gaga’s’. When fasting they refrain from eating any animal products. This fast ends on Christmas Eve (January 6th ...

On Monday, thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia came ... and the conclusion of a 43-day fasting period. Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, which places Christmas on January 7th and ...

After the advent fast, nobody wants to eat vegan on Christmas Day! So much so that some people turn up their noses at the sight of vegetables. An Ethiopian spread In a mosob (woven basket), we ...