ShareWASHINGTON (AP) — Dressed head to toe in white, hundreds of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians packed tightly into Washington, D.C.’s DSK Mariam Church to sing hymns in the ancient language Ge’ez, to pray, and to stand vigil as their Easter Sunday unfolded. For the Ethiopian Orthodox, Fasika is the most important and revered time of the church calendar. “We’re not here merely, we bring values.”DSK Mariam, formally known as Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition — one of the oldest branches of Christianity. Later in the day, family and friends gathered for an Easter feast and fully broke the fast together over doro wat and other traditional Ethiopian food. “We have to pass it from generation to generation.”For Selamawit Tekola, breaking Easter fast with her large Ethiopian family is a must.

Source: Ethiopian News April 13, 2026 12:15 UTC