People gather around a huge bonfire (Demera) during celebrations of the Meskel festival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Meskel is a religious festival of the Eritrean and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches commemorating the finding of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Saint Helena of Constantinople in the 4th century.
- Package: Ethiopia Religion Meskel Celebration
- Categories: Religion & Belief
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Author: Kristina Solovyova
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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