Hundreds of people have gathered in Birmingham to celebrate Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany. The colourful festival takes place on 19 January but festivities start on the evening before. It marks the ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Epiphany feast is celebrated throughout the country and commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years.

The congregation of St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church had been worshipping ... room draped in velvet portraits of religious icons like Jesus, Mary and the saints. Plush rugs layer the floor ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January (or according to the Ge'ez Ethiopian calendar, the 29th day of Tahsas).

The embassies of various countries in Addis Ababa, along with international organizations, have conveyed their warmest ...

The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias ... to mark the end of a 43-day fasting period and the birth of Jesus Christ. “I lost friends and my livelihood,” said Zewdie ...