| Ethiopian Christmas | |
|---|---|
 Vigil lightening at Lalibela during Christmas | |
| Observed by | |
| Type | Eastern Christian |
| Significance | Birth of Jesus |
| Celebrations | |
| Date | 7 January |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Christmas |
Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና[a]; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት[b]) is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well as Protestant and Catholic denominations in Ethiopia, on 7 January (Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar).
One of the district features of Ethiopian Christmas is a traditional game similar to hockey. The game is believed to have evolved from the shepherds tending their flocks on the night Jesus was born.[1][2]
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- ^ "Ethiopian Christmas in Ethiopia in 2023". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ JPC-DESIGN, whychristmas?com /. "Christmas in Ethiopia on whychristmas?com". www.whychristmas.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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