This weekend, Orthodox Christians, including many from the Ethiopian community in the D.C. area, are celebrating Fasika, or Easter, marking the end of the 55-day fast called Abiy Tsome, or the Great ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopians marked Easter festivities Sunday with vows to embrace sacrifice, love and peace in a country facing armed conflict and other challenges. During Fasika, as Easter is ...

As we approach the celebration of Easter--a sacred holiday that symbolizes forgiveness, love, compassion, and the importance of treating one another with equality regardless of status or any other ...

Addis Ababa, April 19, 2025 (ENA) --- Religious fathers have urged Christians to spend the Ethiopian Easter holiday together and by supporting each other. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia have been celebrating Easter at churches across the country. Home to the largest Orthodox population outside Europe, they fast for 55 days prior to Easter, abstaining ...

Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew have hosted the annual Easter meal in Addis Ababa at Unity Park for the elderly and individuals from low income households.

Eugenie Pepper's kitchen is filled with traditional sweets and ingredients, which she's preparing for one of her family's biggest events of the year. On Sunday, 40 close family and friends will gather ...

At 3 a.m. Sunday, Yonas Asfaw of North Haven expects to be standing with his family in the borrowed basement of a Manhattan church. They will be tired and hungry, but they’ll be happy and expectant, ...