The Ashenda festival is eagerly anticipated by girls and young women in northern Ethiopia A major cultural and religious festival celebrating women and the Virgin Mary in northern Ethiopia has been ...
Donning colourful festive dresses with their hair braided, young Tigrinya girls sang and danced in Addis Ababa to celebrate Ashenda, a holiday marking the end of a 15-day fast known as Filseta. This ...
A major cultural and religious festival celebrating women and the Virgin Mary in northern Ethiopia has been cancelled in Mekelle, the main city in the Tigray region, over fears it may be targeted in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Ashenda festival is eagerly anticipated by girls and young women in northern Ethiopia [Anadolu via Getty Images] A major ...