Addis Ababa, September 26, 2026 (ENA) —Meskel-Demera festival is serving as a shared value that elevates Ethiopia’s national image and cultural wealth across the world, Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech ...

By Yordanos D. Sept. 26, 2026 (ENA) Every year as Ethiopia approaches the festival of Meskel, communities across the country gather around towering bonfire structures known as Demera, carefully ...

People gather around a bonfire to celebrate the Meskel festival in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Sept. 26, 2026. Meskel is a major religious festival in Ethiopia that includes the burning of a ...

Thousands gathered at Meskel Square for the Demera as Abune Mathias said the Cross's message is peace, unity, forgiveness and reconciliation amid northern fighting. · 11 sources across the spectrum on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered in Addis Ababa Saturday to celebrate Meskel, filling the capital's Meskel ...

Addis Ababa: Tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to celebrate Meskel, a major religious festival, hoping for national harmony and peaceful ...

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Millions of Christians in Ethiopia have gathered to celebrate Meskel, a religious holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman empress Helena in the fourth century.