It is known that Judaism were practiced side by side in Ethiopia long before the introduction of Christianity, according to the tranditional sources. Judaism is not a popular religion in Ethipia, but there are still a few percent of people who are Jews. The Jewish people in Ethiopia are called Beta-Israel, or Falashas. The religion of the Falashas is a modified form of Mosaic Judaism. Menelik, son of King Solomon of Israel and the queen of Sheba, is claimed as the ancestor of the Falashas.
The Falashas also celebrates both scriptural and nonscriptural feast days, and one of the Falasha nonscriptural feast day is the Commemoration of Abraham. Masjid, or synagogue, centers the Falasha religious life.
