Ethiopia’s Virgin Mary festival in Tigray cancelled over drone strike fears
The three-day festival of Ashenda takes places as Orthodox Christians commemorate the Virgin Mary. Its name means “the tall green grass” in Tigrinya and has grown into a wider cultural event that cel…
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