Bull Jumping
Bull jumping: - Is a rite of passage ceremony for men coming of age must be done before a man is permitted to marry. The man-to-be must "jump the cattle" four…
Hamer Tribe
The Hameris a tribal people in southwestern Ethiopia. They live in Hamer Bena woreda (or district), a fertile part of the Omo River valley, in the Debub Omo Zone of…
Tsemay Tribe
Also spelled Tsamai, they are found living in the semi-arid region of the Omo Valley. These people are agro-pastoralist and use both livestock herding and agriculture to survive. Common crops…
The Dorze
The Dorze are a small ethnic group in Ethiopia who speak a language in the Omotic family. Numbering approximately 28,000, they live primarily in the southern region of the country,…
Southern Cultural Route
It may seem superficial to label southern lower Omo valley as a living cultural museum, yet in many senses that is exactly what it is! Four of African major linguistic…
Lake Tana & its surrounding
Lake Tana has thirty-seven islands, twenty of which are home to churches and monasteries. Some of them dated back to the 13th century and many others are dated from the…
GONDAR
Gondar, founded by Emperor Fasilidas around 1635, is famous for its many medieval castles and the design and decoration of its churches - in particular, Debra Berhan Selassie which represents…
Rock hewn Churches of Lalibela
After the decline of the Axumite empire, lamenting their lost grandeur, Ethiopia's rulers retreated with their Christian subjects to the lofty escarpment of the central uplands. There, protected by mountain…
Al Negash – Ancient mosque in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has reputedly known as a Christian Kingdom hence most literature works widely promote and give a detailed insight for the Christian heritages. However the world’s first Islamic community was…
Rock-hewn churches of Tigray
Tigray is recognized as the cradle of the ancient Ethiopian civilization. The Yeha temple and the Axumite monolithic steleas testify to this. Numerous archeological sites underline the long history of…