Ethiopians throng streets for Christian Orthodox Timket festival
The tradition of Timket celebration dates to the time of the country’s first emperor Menelik I, the founder of the Ethiopian empire who is traditionally […]
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UNESCO inscribes Ethiopian Epiphany as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
(Semonegna.com) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 11 December 2019 inscribed Ethiopian Epiphany as one the Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]
Ethiopian churches described model in forest management
ADDIS ABABA (ENA) The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) is a model in forest management that has been in the forefront in the fight against deforestation […]
As Engineer Simegnew Bekele laid to rest, thousands of Ethiopian paid tribute
ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna)– Engineer Simegnew Bekele, the Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), has laid to rest today at the Holy Trinity […]
Ethiopian Christians Celebrate Christmas on January 7
Genna or Ethiopian Christmas celebration is accompanied by different games, especially by “Yegenna Chewata,” a hockey-like game, which literary means “Christmas Game.” ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua)–Ethiopian […]
WCC urges “return to dialogue rather than conflict” in Ethiopia
(WCC) – The executive committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), meeting by video conference on 9-13 November 2020, lifts up in prayer the […]
Timket ― The Feast of Epiphany in Ethiopia
Timket, Ethiopia’s Feast of Epiphany, is one of the highest and holiest holidays in the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian calendar and is celebrated on 19th January every […]
VIDEO ― Inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site in Ethiopia
In the northern highlands of Ethiopia stand 11 churches that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says were built by angels By Scott Pelley (CBS News/ 60 […]
Protecting the devoted from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia
(WHO Africa) – The pilgrims sometimes come by the thousands. They come by foot, by vehicle and by air to the many churches and monasteries scattered […]
Prime Minister’s Office, EOTC Holy Synod agree to solve problems and maintain unity, dignity of Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Patriarch, His Holiness Abune Mathias I, EOTC Holy Synod members, and other archbishops of the Church held a discussion with […]