1. Dire Dawa
(Cities/Dire Dawa)

...pplicate St. Gabriel for the fulfillment of wishes, in return for which the supplicants flood the Saint's church with gifts. The flood of people is a sight to behold in its own right. ...

2. Bahir Dar
(Cities/Bahir dar)

...slands scattered about on its 3,000 square kilometer (1,860 square mile) surface, twenty of which shelter churches and monasteries both historically and culturally significant as the repository of inn...

3. Ethiopian languages
(Language/Language)

... Axumite Empire is no longer spoken, but it is still used in religious services in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and in teaching qene (Ge'ez poetry) in the traditional church schools. Arabic...

4. Clothing: Christians
(Culture/Costumes)

... Within christianity, traditional costumes are most elaborate and colorful in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Whether on holidays or everyday liturgical rites, priests wear (depending on the offic...

5. 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.

6. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

...wo lakes of Ethiopia with historical significance, with thirty-seven islands, twenty of which are home to churches and monasteries. Lake Tana, wrongly identified as the source of the Bl...

7. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

...round structure once occupied by the Itchege, the second most powerful official of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. There are also other Gondarine structures outside of the town, the most impressive o...

8. Lalibela
(History/Heritage)

...s (the Eighth, you may call it) of the World, Lalibela owes its fame to the incredibly fashioned Lalibela churches, all carved out of red solid volcanic rock by carpenters, with the help, during the n...

9. Axum
(History/Heritage)

Ethiopian legend has it that the famous Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the repository of the Ark of the Covenant. Axum is equally, if not more, mysterious for the seven monolithic stelae fashio

10. The middle Ages
(History/Medieval)

...ibela) in Lasta, which was its capital as long as it lasted. It was during these years that the rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela were built. The Solomonic Dynasty was restored in 1270 by Yekuno Amlak. ...

11. Lalibela
(History/Ancient)

...ame with a peak around 11th century, the people of Lalibela devoted themselves to the construction of new churches and monasteries sculpted out of solid volcanic rock which today is enlisted as a worl...

12. Legend
(History/Ancient)

...venant from the Temple in Jerusalem. Most Ethiopians believe that the Ark of the Covenant still dwells in Church of Mary of Zion in Axum, Tigray. His dynasty was believed to have been continuous, with...

13. Religion
(Category Blog)

...ksum in the 4th Century, Christianity was spread in northern parts of the country. The Ethiopian Orthodox church traces its roots back to this period. Islam is said to have been introduced to Ethiopia...

14. Heritage
(Category Blog)

...he historic splendour of Ethiopia, evidence of whose extraordinary past is everywhere, from its rock-hewn churches, still places of living worship, to its ancient historical traditions and magnificent...