Ethiopia, Christmas

Ethiopians celebrate Christmas as natural calamities and conflict take their toll
Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years.
Thousands celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Ethiopia
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special traditions. Families slaughter animals,
Did You Miss Ethiopia’s Christmas Celebration Yesterday? Here’s All You Need to Know
Almost two weeks after most of the world celebrated Christmas, taking down their trees and packing up decorations for the next festive season, one country—Ethiopia—was just marking its own Christmas celebration yesterday.
Ethiopia celebrates Orthodox Xmas
This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate Orthodox Christmas at one of the world’s oldest and most unique churches. Lalibela’s churches,
Tourists join Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world’s oldest churches.
Tourists joined Ethiopians for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at one of the world's oldest churches on Tuesday.
VOA60 Africa - Ethiopia: Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Monday, attending prayers and midnight mass, draped in an all-white traditional attire to mark the birth of Jesus Christ and the end of a 43-day fasting period.
Hope and Harmony: Ethiopia Celebrates Christmas Amid Calls for Peace
Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas while praying for peace amidst ongoing conflicts. Celebrated following the Julian calendar, the event calls for reconciliation amid ethnic strife and natural disasters.
Ethiopians celebrate Orthodox Christmas with prayers, feasts, and acts of charity
Thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia celebrated Christmas on 7 January, marking the end of a 43-day fast.View on euronews
In pictures: Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.
Locals celebrate Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas Eve
Almost two weeks ago, many celebrated Christmas but Monday night, members of the Saints Peter and Paul Church in Youngstown celebrated the Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas Eve service. Community members gathered inside the church on Youngstown’s West Side to celebrate their Christmas Eve mass.
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Christmas arrives in Ethiopia
This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate ...
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Lalibela: the Best Place to Be on the Unique Ethiopian Christmas Day
Lalibela, home to famed rock-hewn churches and the ancient city revered as the Camelot of Gena (Ethiopian Christmas) is ...
An Ethiopian Christmas: Country set back in time.
Ethiopia, one of the only countries that use the ‘Ge’ez calendar’ meaning that they are 7 to 8 years behind England, which ...