Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian Christian believers celebrate Meskel Festival, commemorating discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018.

Minasse Wondimu Hailu • 27 September 2018 • update: 27 September 2018

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian Christian believers gather around a huge fire as they celebrate the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: An Ethiopian Christian believer and tourists celebrate the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian Christian believers celebrate the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian Christian believers, wearing traditional clothes, celebrate the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome (R) and Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Mathias (L) attend the celebrations of the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu

Ethiophian Christians celebrate Meskel Festival

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome (R) and Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Mathias (C) attend the celebrations of the Meskel Festival, commemorating the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Helena (Saint Helena) in the fourth century in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 26, 2018. Thousands of Christian Orthodoxes gathered with their traditional white clothes. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu - Anadolu Agency )Minasse Wondimu Hailu