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Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና [a]; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት [b]) is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well as Protestant and Catholic denominations in Ethiopia, on 7 January (Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar).
Some 44% of Ethiopians are members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, according to the U.S. State Department, and, like many Orthodox denominations, they celebrate Christmas in January.
Orthodox Church calendar date English name Amharic name Oromoo name 7 January: Ethiopian Christmas: Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) Ayaana Qillee 19 January (Leap year: 20 January) Epiphany: Timkat (ብርሐነ ጥምቀት) Ayaana Cuuphaa Moveable in spring: Good Friday: Siklet (ስቅለት) Ayyaana Faannoo Moveable in spring ...
Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches commence the season on November 24 and end the season on the day of Ethiopian Christmas, which falls on January 7. The corresponding Western season of preparation for Christmas, which also has been called the Nativity Fast [2] and St. Martin's Lent, has taken the name of Advent.
While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will celebrate the holy day on Sunday. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including ...
Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Traditions vary, but typically the main worship service for ...
Ethiopian Orthodox believers are strict Trinitarians, [57] maintaining the Orthodox teaching that God is united in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This concept is known as səllase (ሥላሴ), [citation needed] Geʽez for "Trinity". Daily services constitute only a small part of an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian's religious observance.
The lesson we should learn from the Tigray War is that ethnic federalism doesn’t work. Ethiopia, like the U.S., is a federal system.