1. Clothing: Muslims
(Culture/Costumes)

...hose worn on other days. They certainly are not as elaborate (perhaps a matter of simplicity) as those of the Christians. In the main, the Muslims wear jalabiya, light, loose, usually white dresses re...

2. Clothing: Christians
(Culture/Costumes)

Within christianity, traditional costumes are most elaborate and colorful, including dresses, capes, hats, umbrellas. Within christianity, traditional costumes are most elaborate and colorful

3. Orthodox
(Religion/Religion)

The Ethiopia Orthodox Church was established at the beginning of the fourth century, making it one of the oldest established churches in the world.

4. Lalibela
(History/Ancient)

...tural and political contact between Cushitic- and Semitic-speaking peoples in the northern highlands. Staunch Christians, the Zagwe devoted themselves to the construction of new churches and monasteri...

5. Legend
(History/Ancient)

...ered Ethiopia and settled there. A much later legend, with a strong hold in the minds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians is that of the Queen of Sheba, who went to Jerusalem around 1000 BC to visit Ki...