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| Page Views: 91 Last Visit to Ethiopia: May, 2003 | ETHIOPIA.....threads of existence by nsbm - last update: Oct 29, 2006 |
| lion of ethiopia statue @ ADDIS train station |
A land with its own language & amharic script; where the world's longest archeological records are found and indeed the first Earthlings -'Lucy'- Ethiopia marches to its own time and Calendar. Really! Never colonised and independently proud of its royal legacy...Ethiopia is indeed Africa's cradle...
Most of the 1.1million sq km is pleasantly elevated and I needed a sweater most evenings in May...still summer north of the equator.
Famine, war & desert i saw none of & safety was never an issue. Smiling faces; green land and peaceful susbsistence endured throughout my journey...
Travel with me thru my pages as i showcase ETHIOPIA greek for 'Land of the Burnt Faces' |
| smile @ every mile...Harari women near Shashemene |
|  | the images of LIFE.. Tall, slim and good-lookers the 77million folk of ethiopia are ethnically diverse. More Cushitic 'negroid' from the Oromo migation in the flat hot south; the people of the north & cooler plateau are 'statuesque'.
Population pressures however continue to strain subsitent agricultural and natural resources as Ethiopians add 2million babies every year to their melange.
Nevertheless a smile is never far away, making you forget any pending armageddon.
From the braids of the Tigray to the buns of the Harari and the painted tiny rolls of the Mursi- here hair is truly tribal!
Stop and say hello... everyone is as curious about you as you are of them..dont forget to Smile |
| | the source of LIVING... Prophecy; superstition and traditional medieval festivals continue to pervade the Ethiopian diaspora. Strongly based on Christianity it was one of the first nations to embrace christiandom which was made official as early as the 4th century. From the rock hewn churches of Lalibela to the modern edifices around the country religion is paramount-roughly 45% Christian; 35% Islam & the rest Tribal
Delve into the orthodoxy of culture and tradition that is intertwined in this not so secular state. |
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| Pros: | "the best kept secret from mass tourism" | | Cons: | "western media impressions of destitution" | | In A Nutshell: | "one of the last remaining undiscovered & preserved cultural realms" |
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