STORY: Hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Meskel square in the capital Addis Ababa on Wednesday (September 27). This year's celebrations take place as a conflict rages in the country ...

A massive bonfire blazed in the central square of Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, on Thursday night. But by Friday morning, the mess had been swept away, leaving nothing but a giant spot of soot ...

People march towards the Meskel Square in celebration of the Meskel festival in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) Tens of thousands of people gathered on Thursday in ...

Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (ENA) -- Foreign tourists who came to visit Ethiopia from various countries were captivated by the unique and impressive Meskel-Demera celebrations at Meskel Square in ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of ...

Meskel Square is the spiritual home of long-distance running in Ethiopia. Every day, as the sun rises, hundreds of runners trace a path back and forth across its vast amphitheatre, literally following ...

A high priest holds a cross while standing in front of a bonfire during the Meskel celebrations in Addis Ababa - Copyright AFP Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Paz PIZARRO ...

Following the celebration of the Ethiopian New Year, various religious and cultural festivities are marked indoors among families and communities, outdoors with the entire public in mammoth ...

Who needs traffic lights when every driver in Addis Ababa apparently has balls of steel? Meskel Square is bang in the middle of Ethiopia's capital, and when not being used celebrations and festivals, ...

People gather in celebration of the Meskel Festival in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Sept. 26, 2021. Ethiopian Orthodox Christians on Sunday marked the two-day Meskel, the finding of the True ...

Thousands of Ethiopians and visitors crammed the main square in Addis Ababa, the capital,on Thursday to celebrate Meskel, the country's most colourful Christian festival. Priests, nuns and ...

Among Orthodox believers in Ethiopia and its neighbour Eritrea, Meskel commemorates the discovery by Saint Helena in Palestine in the fourth century of the "true cross" upon which Jesus Christ was ...