Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Celebrations in Ethiopia

There are quite a few celebrations in Ethiopia. To name a few are the Timkat festival, the Maskal festival, Kullubi festival, the Buhe festival, the Kullubi festival,and the Enkutatash festival. There several more and a number of holidays too.

There are about 12 holidays in Ethiopia. They list as New Years Day, Genna, Timkat, Adwa Day, Patriot's Day, International Labour Day, Ethiopian Good Friday, Fasika, Idd Al Fitr, Id Al Adha, Buhe, and the Enkutatash holidays . Some of the dates in these holidays may vary, like the Fasika which is usually on for an Easter Sunday on May, might not actually take place on Sunday. Also, some festivals like the Timkat are at the same time, holidays.

The Timkat Festival:
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2 comments:

  1. Our Adventure Through AfricaMarch 11, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    Good job! (Hugo?)

    ~Aditi

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  2. Our Adventure Through AfricaMarch 16, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    Did those festival have like a religious belief behind them? I liked your info. The paragraphs are easy to read maybe you should explain alittle about the holidays.
    Why are 12 holidays? Is it like 5 pillar of Islam?

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