Bible and catechetical formation programme in Nekemte by the Order of the Imitation of Christ

ETHIOPIA / NEKEMTE-LAT 21/00147
Bible and catechetical formation programme in Nekemte by the Order of the Imitation of Christ:
Meskel celebration at Gabasambatha . It is a Christian Holiday in the Ethipian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Emperess Helena (Saint Helelna in the fourth century.
The Meskel celebration includes the burning of a large bonfire, or Demera.