On Monday, thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia came together to celebrate Christmas, donning traditional all-white ...

which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They traditionally celebrate ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic ...

This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate ...

This is due to the fact that Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church uses the ‘Julian Calendar’ for religious celebrations ...

Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar ... and joining family members to break the fast after midnight. The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas while praying for peace amidst ongoing conflicts. Celebrated following the Julian calendar, the event calls for reconciliation amid ethnic strife and ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...