Ethiopian Christmas “Genna” in Ethiopia

Please join us from December 28/2009 until January 09/2010 for Ethiopian Christmas “Genna” in Ethiopia. The festival will takes place in the town of Lalibela on January 06 & 07/2010.

Explore the historic route of Ethiopia from December 28/2009 until January 09/2010 for 13 days Bahir Dar, Gondar, simien mountains and Lalibela.

Genna (Ethiopian Christmas) one of the major religious celebrations in Ethiopia but unlike many parts of the world, Christmas Day is celebrated on 7 January and not 25 December. Also unlike other parts of the world, the emphasis is on the religious aspect of the day.

The Ethiopian Christmas, also called Lidet, is not the primary religious and secular festival that it has become in western countries. Falling on 7 th January, it is celebrated seriously by a church service that goes on throughout the night, with people moving from one church to another, traditionally, young men played a game that is similar to hockey, called Genna, on this day and now Christmas has also come to be known by that name.

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