Today Thursday 21 November is St Mikael’s day here in Ethiopia – Hedar (the month) Mikael. It’s one of numerous big saints days where the holy tabot is paraded out. But for this day there is a tradition to burn rubbish and that the smoke will take the evil away.  For more details see this earlier blog.

To understand the traditions of the church, the fasts, the big celebrations, the saints days and holidays and much more in Ethiopia you need the Tesfa Tours diary or calendar where all of these are laid out clearly.  When is the adversity fast starting? When is Tsion Mariam etc? Our calendar will tell you. It even lets you know the full moons!