Ethiopia 2025

Lalibela Christmas In the very early hours on the morning of Christmas Day, you witness the solemn mass in Bete Maryam. After sunrise you file out of the church with the crowds of...
Lalibela Christmas
Lalibela Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela is one of the most memorable experiences anywhere in Africa.
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Lalibela Experiencing Ethiopian Christmas celebration from within the churches at Lalibela is an experience you'll remember for a lifetime.
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Lalibela The religious celebration of Lidet (also known as Gena in parts of Ethiopia) takes place over three days, culminating in Christmas Day, which is celebrated on 7...
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Lalibela Christmas in Lalibela is an extraordinary experience as the town’s population more than doubles in size in the weeks preceding Lidet. In advance of the...
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Lalibela Christmas In the very early hours on the morning of Christmas Day, you witness the solemn mass in Bete Maryam.
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Lalibela Christmas Ethiopia and especially the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th, not December 25th.
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Lalibela Christmas The Christmas celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is called Ganna or Genna. Most people go to Church on Christmas day.
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Lalibela Christmas On Christmas Eve you join the white-clad crowds in the church of Bete Emanuel, where the rhythmic chanting and signing continue in the warm candlelight through...
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Lalibela Christmas For Ganna, people get dressed in white. Most people wear a traditional garment called a Netela. It's a thin white cotton piece of cloth with brightly colored...
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Lalibela Christmas It's also a tradition that one of the Wise Men who visited Jesus came from Ethiopia.
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Lalibela Christmas Ethiopians believe that Jesus Christ, the spiritual leader of Christians, was born on January 7.
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Lalibela Christmas On Christmas eve wearing white clothes, the faithfuls go to the nearest church for an all-night Christmas mass. Priests and chorals sing all night while others...
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Lalibela Christmas The next day, “Guena” which is known as Ethiopian Christmas, is celebrated in an atmosphere of great joy by eating national dishes such as “Doro Wat” (chicken...
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Lalibela Christmas The King of Lalibela set out to build a symbol of the holy land, when pilgrimages to it were rendered impossible by the historical situation. In the Church of...
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Lalibela Christmas Thousands of pilgrims, draped in white gowns, gather around the 13th century rock-hewn churches for an evening of celebration, reflection, and reverence.
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Lalibela Christmas The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional...
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Lalibela Christmas A place of faith, festivals, mystery and legends that will engage your heart as much as your mind. Atop wide valleys and weather-gouged escarpments, Lalibela is...
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Lalibela Christmas Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's most magical destinations. For many, it is the absolute highlight of their journey across Ethiopia.
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Lalibela Christmas Pilgrims adorned in white robes joining together in prayer and song, their voices heard in the farthest corners of the town.
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