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 ...

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 ...

Demera, an important event in the Ethiopian culture and the annual religious bonfire, was colorfully celebrated in Addis Ababa. Conducted on the Eve of Meskel Commemoration, Demera was celebrated in ...

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians converged on downtown Addis Ababa on Friday to celebrate Demera, the annual bonfire lighting ceremony on the eve of the anniversary of Meskel - the finding of the true ...

Demera, the eve of Mesekel celebration, ceremony is prepared individually and communally outside homes. Specially, the holiday in Addis Ababa is prepared at Meskel Square on the 26th of September, at ...

CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province — Ethiopia-gil, a road near to the Memorial Hall for Ethiopian Veterans of the Korean War in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, hosted a Meskel celebration for the 14th ...

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 ...

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox church members on Wednesday celebrated the Demera, the eve of the discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ is believed to have been crucified. Celebrations began in ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, celebrating the Meskel festival, came together in the capital, Addis Ababa, after most of the faithful skipped last year's festivities due to the pandemic. It is the ...

UNESCO inscribes Meskel festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO made the decision in its 8th Conference of intangible cultural heritages. UNESCO has ...