Travel information on Security & Safety for visitors in Ethiopia

Melkam Hedar Mikael

WFB0SogkRcCeYetEnKvhrQThis morning this there is a pall of smoke over Addis Ababa.

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It is Hedar 11 – (Nov 22) one of the big St Michael’s days in the calendar. Today traditionally rubbish is burnt in peoples’ compounds and the smoke takes disease and bad spirits away.   

There will be big crowds at Mikael churches across the country, so unless you want to go and se what is happening at the church better take a different road!

This smoke is one more pollutant making Addis – like so many cities around the world – increasingly polluted. A bit of rain is forecast for today which will help clear this smoke, but it is a reminder of the threat across the planet.

 

 

 

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