About 100 migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia staying in the Moria, Lesvos reception and identification center camp, celebrated New Year 2010 in the early hours of Monday. With traditional music from their homeland, dances and food they prepared themselves, they welcomed the new year, according to their calendar. For Ethiopians and Eritreans, September 11 in the Western calendar, is the first day of the new year, which in their case is 2010. The majority of Eritreans and Ethiopians are Christian Copts. His wish for the New Year is to not hear the word “Wait” from the asylum service officials, he added.

Source: Ethiopian News September 11, 2017 09:33 UTC