September heralds the end of the chilly, cloudy and rainy season in Ethiopia where gushing torrential rains subside and yellow daisies known locally as Adey Abeba carpet the fields and meadows in the ...

Following the celebration of the Ethiopian New Year, various religious and cultural festivities are marked indoors among families and communities, outdoors with the entire public in mammoth ...

Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Colorado gathered Saturday in Aurora for Meskel. The holiday is celebrated by Ethiopian Christians across the world, marking the revelation of the ...

People march towards the Meskel Square in celebration of the Meskel festival in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) Tens of thousands of people gathered on Thursday in ...

Every September 11—as the rains retreat and the earth drinks its final drops—the golden petals of the Meskel flower are blooming across Ethiopia. They blanket the highlands in yellow brilliance, a ...

A high priest holds a cross while standing in front of a bonfire during the Meskel celebrations in Addis Ababa - Copyright AFP Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Paz PIZARRO ...

A massive bonfire blazed in the central square of Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, on Thursday night. But by Friday morning, the mess had been swept away, leaving nothing but a giant spot of soot ...

Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (ENA) -- Foreign tourists who came to visit Ethiopia from various countries were captivated by the unique and impressive Meskel-Demera celebrations at Meskel Square in ...

AURORA — Meskel is celebrated every September after the Ethiopian New Year. “Meskel means cross,” said Woldey Assefa, chair of the board at St Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church in Aurora. “This ...

Among Orthodox believers in Ethiopia and its neighbour Eritrea, Meskel commemorates the discovery by Saint Helena in Palestine in the fourth century of the "true cross" upon which Jesus Christ was ...