Ethiopian Christmas

Ethiopian Christmas
Ethiopian Christmas
	Vigil lightening at Lalibela during Christmas
Observed by	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church; Ethiopian Catholic Church; P'ent'ay;
Type	Eastern Christian
Significance	Birth of Jesus
Celebrations	Church service; Pilgrimage;
Date	7 January
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Christmas

Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት) 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.

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