This painstaking task is preserving an ancient tradition, all the while bringing him closer to God, says the 42-year-old. At the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay worshippers work by hand to replicate sometimes centuries-old religious manuscripts and sacred artwork. ALSO READ: Cleopatra’s skin colour didn’t matter in ancient Egypt“Ancient tradition such as parchment manuscripts are disappearing from our culture, which motivated us to start this project,” she says. Some customers order for themselves small collections of prayers or paintings to have “reproductions of ancient tradition in form of Ethiopian works”, she adds. Replicating the manuscripts as a sign to support ancient tradition, “needs patience and focus.

Source: Ethiopian News May 26, 2023 08:28 UTC