Tirhas Celebrates Ashenda

From Addis Journal Fri Aug 13 2010, 02:16:42

By Janet Lee Ashenda is a coming of age holiday for girls,which is celebrated in the Tigray Region. It is held in the month of Nahase, the twelfth month of the Ethiopian calendar. Remember that Ethiopia has thirteen months, the thirteenth being a leap month to round out the year. Girls dress up in their [...]

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