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3rd Irreechaa Peace Forum Underway

October 1, 2021October 2, 2021User2

The 3rd Irreechaa Peace Forum underway under the theme: “Irreechaa from Articulation of Thanksgiving and Praying to Peace and Unity Building Social Mechanism.” Irreechaa, Thanksgiving Day of Oromo people, is annually celebrated in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu town of Oromia to mark the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the harvesting season. […]

Ethiopia Needs More Efforts to Promote its Tourism Potential to World: Foreign Tourists

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021User2

Ethiopia needs to promote itself more to the rest of the world to efficiently exploit its untapped potential of tourism sector, foreign tourists advised. Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers colorfully celebrated Demera the annual bonfire lighting ceremony on the eve of Meskel to commemorate the finding of the true cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. […]

If you were called by a melody, how would it sound? Communities in Ethiopia and PNG name people with unique individual tunes

September 21, 2021September 22, 2021User2

36-year-old Binoora Bhultse lives in Garda village in the Oyda district of southwest Ethiopia. While he could share the name Binoora with other local men, Binoora also has a name that is special to him. It may never have existed before him, and may never name anyone else after he dies. This name isn’t a […]