Ethiopia celebrated local Christian holiday ...News

The Meskel holiday commemorates the 4th-century discovery of what's known as the True Cross, which had been used to crucify Jesus Orthodox Ethiopians celebrated the commencement of Meskel, a Christian festival officially observed by the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia, on Wednesday.  This event honors Saint Helena’s discovery of the True Cross in 4th-century Palestine, the cross believed to have been used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Legend holds that the smoke from a ceremonial bonfire guided Helena to this sacred relic, with a fragment of it eventually believed to have made its way to Ethiopia. The central ceremony

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