Melkam Faseeka (Happy Ethiopian Easter)!!!
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s a pic of Ayantu, Me and Meski in traditional clothes (this one’s for you, Mom) on Fasika, Ethiopian Easter, which takes place one week after International or European Easter. One of the strange and yet somewhat nice things about celebrating holidays in Ethiopia is that Ethiopians tend to celebrate the same holidays at least a week later. So in this case, I celebrated Easter for a week, starting with International Easter and ending with Ethiopian Easter.
Probably one of the most memorable things about this service is that it was in English and Amharic. I really enjoyed watching people worship Jesus in Amharic. They sway, dance, and show more emotion on their face then when we worship in English. There’s something very special about worshiping God in your first/heart language!
After church I went to my friend Blen’s house and had really really tasty Ethiopian food, watched Bruce Almighty and hung out with Blen and her family. It was especially nice to be with a family on Easter since this is the first Easter I celebrated without my family. Thanks Blen and Fam!
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