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| Random pics from Addis Abeba and Sululta / Mr. Million Belete, my parent's best friend who also lives next door, blessing the bread and drinks provided for the Meskel Celebration. Meskel is one of the most recognized and colorful religious festivals in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. It has been celebrated in the country for over 1600 years. The word actually means “Cross” and the feast commemorates the discovery of the true cross upon which Jesus was crucified by the Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great. The original event took place on 19 March, AD 326, but the feast is now celebrated on Sept 27 by singing, chanting, and dancing religious songs and a big bonfire is built and decorated by seasonal golden yellow Meskel flowers (yellow daisies) and crosses. |
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