Museum Marathon Day | Explore the best museums in Addis (Lunch included) : As a nation with more than 3,000 years of age and 80 Ethnic groups, Ethiopia is rich in culture, history, ancient civilization(and More)
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Lalibela is one of the amazing ancient cities in the world and it has been inscribed as one of UNESCO’s world heritage site in 1978.
Lalibela has a 900 years old aged rock- hewn churches. The churches are 11 in number , all made of carving a single rock and some interconnected one another. Every church in there has its own unique design. It is really something that everyone have to see in life time.
Lalibela is aslo known as to be the Jerusalem of Africa !
Timket is the greatest colorful festival of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia. The festival of Timket falls on January 20. It is observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s baptism in River Jordan. Timket is a two-day affair and all the ceremonies are conducted with great pomp.
Timket traces its roots back to biblical times. In the early days of Judaism, a sacred box overlaid with gold was kept in the most holy place in the Jewish temple. Known as the Ark of the Covenant, it represented the coming Messiah.
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Ethiopian New Year takes place in September around the 11th or 12th. It is Known as Enkutatash, which means “Gift of Jewels”. Ethiopian follow the Julian Calendar that contains of 13 months (12 months of 30 days and one month with just 5 days/6 in a leap year). The calendar is 7 years and 8 months behind the Western Gregorian calendar. The New Year signifies the end of the rainy season and the lush green landscape (from 2-3 months of heavy rain) is very picturesque dotted with yellow Meskel Flower and a great time to celebrate the new year harvest. Celebrations are both religious and secular including church services and festive family meals. Children gather yellow flowers, receive small gifts and sing.
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Every Weekend
From 3 to 6 hours
Addis Ababa’s markets depict Ethiopians’ unique culture and lifestyle. On this early mor More info
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