Author: WCPSS

*Timkat celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
*Priests dressed in colorful clothes carry the ark or Tabot.
*People in the town carry colorful umbrellas to protect the Tabot as they walk.
*They always go to a river or stream in town. Some get sprinkled and some jump in!

Timkat!

Here are some townspeople walking with their colorful umbrellas to protect the ark.

Ethiopia

Did you know that there are underground churches in Ethiopia?

Here is a map of Ethiopia. It is located in the
Western part of the
continent of Africa. Addis Ababa is the capital of the country. You can tell because of the star on the map.

Life in Ethiopia

Many Ethiopian schools don’t have as many books and resources as we do.
School
Since Ethiopia is a rural country, many children walk several miles to get to school. School in Ethiopia is free. Many kids work to help support their families. Less than half of Ethiopia’s children are still in school by the 5th grade.

Popular Foods in
Ethiopia
Injera is a pancake-like bread that is used to scoop up spicy dishes such as doro wat (chicken stew) and mesir wat (lentil stew).Many Ethiopians love to eat raw meat.
Ethiopians eat Injera morning, midday, and night. Here is what it looks like!
Interesting Family Facts
Most families live in rural areas. Many members of the family live in a group of houses and farm together. Usually, parents and children don’t have the same last name. Most kids take their father’s first name as their last name.
Traditionally, parents and children do not share a last name. Most kids take their father’s first name as their last name.

Some children even make their own soccer balls!
Play
Gebeta is a game of strategy. It has been popular for hundreds of years. It is played using seeds or pebbles and a board with rows of cups.
Many kids also learn the lively eskista dance, which is performed almost entirely with the shoulders. Soccer is the most popular sport.