International webinar 2022 – Implementation of local culture in modern technology part 14.

Next, Mr. Meseret explained about the tradition of the meskel festival. Ethiopians have celebrated the annual festival of Meskel (which means "cross" in Amharic), marking the discovery of the "true cross" on which Jesus Christ was supposed to be crucified. The festival is one of the major religious celebrations of the Orthodox Church in the Horn of Africa country. The main national feast - which falls on September 27 or 28 - is held in Meskel Square in the capital city of Addis Abba.


The above material was presented at an international webinar held by STEKOM UNIVERSITAS on August 18 2022 by an academic from Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia. The academic's name is Meseret Worku who is a lecturer in the department of history and cultural heritage management. The title of the presentation delivered by Mr. Meseret was "Survey of tangible cultural of Ethiopia". The explanation starts with a fight, then continues with an explanation of the definition of inheritance, and so on.


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Ethiopians have celebrated the annual festival of Meskel (which means "cross" in Amharic), marking the discovery of the "true cross" on which Jesus Christ was supposed to be crucified. The festival is one of the major religious celebrations of the Orthodox Church in the Horn of Africa country. The main national feast - which falls on September 27 or 28 - is held in Meskel Square in the capital city of Addis Abba.


On September 27, senior government officials, diplomats and Orthodox Church leaders join in the celebration of the Damera – the lighting of the consummation fire which signifies the speedy bringing of St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, to the place where the cross lies. buried.


As he lit the fire of victory, Abune Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church said the Meskel (true cross) integrates people through forgiveness and love. Many Ethiopians believe that the attainment of the summit cleanses sins, while others think towards the immediate and the way that the summit collapse can be used to predict the future.


Abune Mathias condemned the Burning of the Orthodox Church in several parts of the country and the attacks on its followers. At least 25 churches have been burned in the past two years. While calling for peace and unity, he lashed out at emerging divisions within the country's Orthodox Church which refuse to link up with the recent request for a synod by the Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group.


Takele Umma, deputy mayor of Addis Ababa, said the government has not abandoned the Orthodox Church and protects it as the mother of all Ethiopians and the heritage home of the people.


An anecdote states that in AD 326, St. Helena had started a search for the cross, and was successful after receiving directions from a dream. The dream led him to light a fire of excellence and follow the stream of smoke to find where the cross was buried. Soon after, he lit the torch to announce his success.


Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia believe that half of the cross was given to the Ethiopian emperor Dawit by Patriarch Alexandra as a gift to protect members of the Coptic Church. A piece is said to be kept in the Amba Gashen Mountains.


The festival identifies the family and promotes reconciliation, social cohesion and peaceful coexistence. According to reports, the feast has been celebrated in its present form for over 600 years and in other forms since the 13th century.


In 2013, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization inscribed the festival on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.