Meskel: Ethiopia’s Festival of the True Cross (27 September)
Meskel, the Ethiopian Orthodox festival of the True Cross, is celebrated on 27 September with the Demera bonfire at Meskel Square. What it commemorates,…
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Festivals
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The Great Ethiopian Run
The Great Ethiopian Run (Amharic: ታላቁ ሩጫ በኢትዮጵያ) is an annual 10-kilometre road running event which takes place in late November in Addis Ababa,…
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