Ethiopia - 2018 Lalibela

Coptic Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on January 7 according to the Julian calendar that pre-dates the commonly observed Gregorian calendar. A picture-report from a special day.
Lalibela - Ethiopia Mingle with the locals - January 7, 2018
Lalibela - Ethiopia
Lalibela Christmas mass at 08h00am around the rock-hewn church of Beyte Maryam at Lalibela - January 7, 2018 - Lalibela
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Lalibela An unexpected wonder in Lalibela is this rock-hewn church. January 7, 2018 - Lalibela
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Lalibela Street life - Lalibela - January 6, 2018
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Lalibela Left Lalibela on a day trip just after Christmas with just the driver, guide and myself. I decided to fill up the otherwise empty minivan with pelgrims hiking...
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Lalibela People started to chant and sing in the minivan out of happiness since we gave them a ride, avoiding the day-long hike to their villages. - January 8, 2018 -...
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Pilgrims Pilgrims spending the night under the sky - january 6, 2018
Pilgrims
Lalibela-12 Christmas eve according the Julian calendar on january 6.
Lalibela On a day trip to Yimrhane Kristos, we stopped at this small village where I decided to buy pencils for these kids - Lalibela - january 8, 2018.
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The club of Pilgrims Posing with the pilgrims whom I gave a ride to their villages. - January 8, 2018
The club of Pilgrims
Lalibela I decided to buy a bottle of water to each one of these folks - January 8, 2018
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Lalibela-27 Downtown Lalibela - January 8, 2018
Yemrehanna Kristos The interior of Yemrehanna Kristos is divided into a nave and two side aisles by masonry pillars and arches, with a domed sanctuary on the east end. All...
Yemrehanna Kristos
Lalibela-46 For this little girl, the chanting and drums are too noisy on Christmas day - Lalibela - January 7, 2018
Lalibela-47 Young residents of Lalibela town - January 7, 2018
Church-19 The church of Yemrehanna Kristos is one of Ethiopia's best-preserved late Axumite churches, and is named for a twelfth-century Zagwe priest-king and saint. This...
Lalibela-48 Hello stranger - January 8, 2018
Lalibela-33 Portrait of one of the colourful pilgrims that dotted the streets of Lalibela - January 7, 2018
Pilgrims Cool dude - January 8, 2018
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Pilgrims Portrait of one of the colourful pilgrims that dotted the streets of Lalibela - January 7, 2018
Pilgrims