Adherents of the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church will be marking their Christmas tomorrow, simultaneously as it is observed by Orthodox Christians in Russia, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine. The Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who form more than 50 per cent of the country’s 102.4 million population will hold a Lidet Christmas Service today followed by a traditional Christmas feast after the service. Tomorrow is the Christmas Day. The Syrian Orthodox procession will be followed by the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Anba Antonius, then the Greek Orthodox and finally the procession of the Ethiopian Orthodox. The orthodox churches mark Christmas Day on January 7 and the Armenian Orthodox Church is the last to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land with the Christmas Eve procession to Bethlehem on January 18 and Christmas Day on January 19

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2018 16:49 UTC