Celebrated: on Sep 26
Best places to celebrate: Addis Ababa
Optional- Lalibela, Gondar, Axum & Bahir Dar
This vibrant national holiday has been observed throughout the country for centuries
It has been celebrated by the Ethiopian Christians over 1,600 years. It falls annually between the 3rd and 4th week of the September.…

Celebrated: on Jan 18 & 19
Best places to celebrate: Gondar, Addis Ababa, Lalibela and Axum
Optional Bahir Dar
In Gondar it is celebrated around the bath / pool of king Fasilides.
In the eve holly Tabot, a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, is taken from each church to a central area accompanied by priests bearing prayer sticks and Sistra, huge mass of keen believers.…

Celebrated: on Jan 06 & 07
Best places to celebrate: Lalibella,
Optional – Gondar, Addis Ababa, Axum & Bahir dar.
Attending the ceremony starting from the eve of Christmas is very colorful. It is the birth of Jesus Christ “birth of Light”.…