This weekend, Orthodox Christians, including many from the Ethiopian community in the D.C. area, are celebrating Fasika, or Easter, marking the end of the 55-day fast called Abiy Tsome ...

Orthodox Christian churches in Ethiopian, Eritrean, Greek, Russian and Serbian cultures will be celebrating their Easter on Sunday, April 16, in accordance with the Julian calendar instead of the ...

Traders trade live chickens in a street market a day before Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, April 19, 2025. Credit: AP Fitsum Getachew ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia have been celebrating Easter at churches across the country. Home to the largest Orthodox population outside Europe, they fast for 55 days prior to Easter ...

Worshippers gather in Ethiopian Orthodox churches where a priest leads ... week of Lent in the Christian calendar, leading up to Easter Sunday. It commemorates the events of Jesus Christ's ...

Also among the Easter celebrations this year will be Orthodox Ethiopian Christians celebrating 'Fasika', which means Easter, on the same day. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is a significant branch ...

For Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, for instance, fasting lasts 55 days ahead of Easter instead of the 40-day Lent period in other denominations. However, Eritrean and Ethiopian ...