Lake Zway

Lake Zway or Lake Ziway (Oromo: Lake Dambal) is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia. It is located about 100 miles south of Addis Ababa, on the border between the Regions of Oromia Region and of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ …

Meskel festival

The Meskel festival is an annual Christian national holiday celebrated by the orthodox churches in Ethiopia. This festival marks the discovery of the True Cross that Jesus was crucified on.The word “meskel” is from the Ge’ez language that translates to “cross.” So, the festival is basically …

Axum

Since its founding during the episcopacy of Frumentius (known in Ethiopia as Abune Selama Kesatie Birhan or “Our Father of Peace the Revealer of Light”) the Church of Mary of Zion has been destroyed and rebuilt at least twice. Its first putative destruction occurred at …