Deacons shaking their prayer sticks

Happy Timkat!

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February 21st 2009
Of course, Timkat is not in February but January. But I was there and it was incredible!!! What a colourful, joyous, loud (!), exciting celebration! And that was just the beginning. Four weeks did I spend in that most amazing country. Condense that into a single blog entry? No way. So bear with me. Here comes part one. I arrived in Addis Ababa early on January 17th so tired after a rather ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Lalibela

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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