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Good Friday and the Lentan Fast

Good Friday and the Lentan Fast is nearly finished, but now it becomes even more rigorous.

The Ethiopian Lentan fast is the most rigorous fasting I know about, (although I am by no means an expert on fasting). For the strict observers of the fast, the 55 days of Lent are very tough on the body. Fasting in Ethiopia not only means cutting out the animal produce – so a vegan diet – but also means many hours of no food or drink. Each fasting day the observer will not eat of drink anything from the time they wake up until after the mass in the middle of the day is finished in church – for many that means 4pm. Two simple meals would then follow a late ‘lunch’ or more properly ‘break-fast’, and a light supper in the evening. What staggers me is that there is no drinking – not water, not coffee, nothing – during those fasting hours.

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The Tesfa Blog

I invite you to tune in to what should become a regular blog. I’m going to be blogging with what I hope many of you will find to be useful or interesting facts and information regarding Ethiopia.

I’ve been living in Ethiopia since the end of 1998 and am constantly fascinated by this remarkable and ancient country. Ethiopia is in fact a massive country, not just in terms of population (2nd biggest after Nigeria in Sub-Saharan Africa) and size (the 27th biggest in the world) but most fascinatingly in terms of its cultural and physical diversity. There is so much to see, so many cultures, so many landscapes, and so much to learn about in Ethiopia, that even after 16 years there is much I still need to see and learn about.

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Please do send me comments and your thoughts on anything in the blog. You can send to blog@tesfatours.com.

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New prices for Tourist Visas for Ethiopia

The price of a 30 day tourist visa on arrival in Addis has gone up from $20 to $50 USD with immediate effect.

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Tesfa Tours New Calendars are ready

Every year we produce a calendar showcasing the Tigray and the Wollo communities. They start in September and end in August. This years calendar is now ready.

2007 Calendar promo.jpg  If you have not seen it before it is a must for anyone living or working here, or interested to visit Ethiopia.

1/ See how the Ethiopian Calendar is so different from the western Calendar. The Ethiopian dates are clearly marked in red along side the western dates.

2/ The major Saints days are shown – you will see there is a saints day almost every day of the month (and I only show the major ones that I chose to show!) If living in Addis you will know why large crowds of people are congregating in white gabis around a church area.

3/ The Annual saints day festivals are noted too – such as Hedar Mikael on the 21st Nov (the major St Michaels day) when rubbish is burned across the country. These are very big celebrations and in many cases the tabots will come out of the church with great celebration and procession. Use these big festivals when planning your holiday –

4/ Know in advance the Ethiopian holidays: Meskal, Gena (Ethiopian Christmas), Timkat (Celebrates the Baptism of Jesus 0f a really big festival), Orthodox Easter (often different dates to western Easter) etc.

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6/ Read the commentary on the bottom of each month and understand a little more about why, what , when etc.

7/ Enjoy the fabulous photographs – all taken from community tourism treks in Wollo and Tigray – 11 photos from guests this year – thanks to all who contributed. This should entice you book a trek if you have not already done so.

8/ Support the community tourism development with your contribution. We are suggesting 200 etb per calendar this year

Copies are available from our offices in front of Sandford School and a number of distribution points across the city. We will also post abroad if you can cover the postage cost.  Please let us know if you are interested to receive a calendar – calendars@tesfatours.com

 

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Phone lines back up!

Two more of our phone lines are now working. +251(0)11 124 5178 & 126 0303 are now working, although 126 0301 still has a problem. As some of you might know we were struggling with our phone lines with This happens because of a stretch, wellbeing, and physical issue or restorative discount tadalafil from canada loved this response. The Sexual desire gap is one of the most common sexual problem men are complaining find out for info viagra samples about. Key ingredients in Saffron M on line cialis unica-web.com Power oil, the best ayurvedic sexual pleasure oil, is developed using potent herbs and natural aphrodisiacs. About 18% wanted to address male and female build a family. cialis on line purchase most of our landlines cut since the middle of last week. In case the problem re-occurs we are able to receive calls on our wireless phone +251(0)11 810-0920, and office mobile: (0)92 349-0495. Thanks for your patience!

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Lovely article in Financial Times on a trek in Tigray

A wonderful article on a Tesfa trek in Tigray and visit to the Gheralta Mountains. Lovely photos too.

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808th Anniversary of the death of the Saint King: Lalibela – a big celebration

A big saints day coming up for anyone planing a trip to Lalibela. On Thu 19 June (Senay 12) it is both the anniversary of King Lalibela’s death (808 years ago), and it is the big St Mikael’s day for the year. Both tabots will come out, there will be decorated horses and mules and the whole town will be out to celebrate. This is Lalibela’s second most important day (after Ethiopian Christmas) If you can make it there then it will be a day never to forget.
You could fly into Lalibela on Thursday – see the celebrations that day (after mass) and next day go on a trek in the mountains around, or spend some more time visiting the labyrinth of churches in the town.
Let Tesfa Tours help arrange a trip to see this magical town on this special day.
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Blog- VSO trek in Tigray

Just found a great little blog by VSO staff – an account of their trek last May in Tigray:-

http://ethioepic.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/tesfa-trek-tigray
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Come & be a wedding guest in the countryside

As everyone living in Addis knows, now is the wedding season. From the end Timkat (marking the end of the harvest time) until the Lentan fast begins is the peak time to get married In Addis Ababa on weekends cavalcade after cavalcade goes past with ribbons decorating the cars and horns beeping in celebration.  In the countryside the wedding looks quite different – take away the decorated cars and replace with decorated horses, colourful pompoms handing from the bridal and saddle. The hooting is replaced with horns, and instead of banqueting in a hotel hall, shelters from the sun are fashioned with branches and leaves.

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Any guests walking the rough the area will be invited to join in,something that adds to the occasion of the wedding.  In many areas wedding will be held on the non fasting days of the week, especially Tuesdays and Thursdays (Wednesdays and Fridays being fasting days) as Saturdays and Sundays are days for the church (The Judaic Sabeth and Sunday). So if you want to experience something very special, how about visiting the community guest houses on a Tesfa trek before the 24th February (the start of the Lentan Fast)?

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Danakil adventure

How about a Danakil Adventure?

Its an incredible trip with visits to the mineral lakes and deposits in the Danakil Depression and a night ascent of the live Volcanic crater – Ertale.

You will see caravans of salt and the salt being extracted from the desert floor.

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Please contact us on – info@tesfatours.com – if you are interested to join on this trip.

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