Happy Meskel! Ethiopians today celebrate Meskel or “The Finding of the True Cross”.
Happy Meskel! Ethiopians today celebrate Meskel or “The Finding of the True Cross”. The story goes that in the Queen Helena of the 4th century had a dream about where the actual cross that Jesus was crucified on was buried. In the dream, she was told to make a bonfire, and the smoke would lead her to the cross. To celebrate Meskel, last night Ethiopians made bonfires. Today they smudge the ash on their foreheads to celebrate. Photos: Jason Beaubien, NPR -- source link
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