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The culture of Ethiopia is diverse and generally structured along ethnolinguistic lines. The country's Afro-Asiatic-speaking majority adhere to an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently and through interaction with neighboring and far away civilizations, including other parts of Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Italy.
Ethiopian cuisine (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ምግብ "Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā məgəb") characteristically consists of vegetable and often very spicy meat dishes. This is usually in the form of wat, a thick stew, served on top of injera (Amharic: እንጀራ), a large sourdough flatbread, [1] which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter and made out of fermented teff flour. [1]
The Gurage (/ ɡ ʊəˈr ɑː ɡ eɪ /, [5] Gurage: ጉራጌ, ቤተ-ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia. [2] They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central Ethiopia Regional State, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, bordering the Awash River in the north, the Gibe River, a tributary of the Omo River ...
Cultural heritage of Ethiopia (3 C) L. Languages of Ethiopia (16 C, 121 P) M. Marriage, unions and partnerships in Ethiopia (3 P) Mass media in Ethiopia (9 C, 9 P) N.
Eskista (Amharic: እስክስታ) is a traditional Ethiopian cultural dance originated from the Amhara ethnic group [1].Due to the widespread influence of the Amhara people, the dance is performed in almost every corner of the country.
Cultural significance: Music holds deep cultural and social significance in Ethiopia, often accompanying religious ceremonies, cultural festivals, and social gatherings. Stimulating and expressing emotion in the performers, and imparting it to the listeners. This is a key trait of the Ethiopian traditional music.
Ethiopian art is the manifestation in art of the Ethiopian civilization. Primarily African Christian [1] civilization, Ethiopian art traditions have developed for millennia along side Christian Art the world over, and since the 7th century, the Islamic artistic traditions as well. The main artistic expressions have been architecture, painting ...
Traditional dressing and dancing of Kambaata culture. According to Ethiopian statistics, the population of the Kambaata people was 5, 627,565, [3] of which 90.89% live in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region. Almost one in five – 18.5% – live in urban areas. [4]