Incense burning
Incense are burned a lot here in Addis. It is used in a church and in houses. When making coffee it is used as well. This is at Liya's place.
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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... [read more]
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... [read more] Blog: Last Days in Addis
Date: February 7th 2006
Jan 30, 2006 Some general impressions of life in Addis, Ethiopia: Social customs are very different is some respects here. One oddity is that here, men hold hands with other men, when walking down a street. Women do the same with other women. However, it is taboo for a man and a woman to hold hands in public or exchange affection in public. So it is the complete opposite of North Americ ... read more
Date: February 7th 2006
Jan 30, 2006 Some general impressions of life in Addis, Ethiopia: Social customs are very different is some respects here. One oddity is that here, men hold hands with other men, when walking down a street. Women do the same with other women. However, it is taboo for a man and a woman to hold hands in public or exchange affection in public. So it is the complete opposite of North Americ ... read more
