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Meskel, Ethiopian Religious Celebration Meskel is one of the excitingly celebrated religious festivals (especially in the Orthodox Church) in Ethiopia. It is celebrated by dancing, feasting, and lighting a massive bonfire known in Ethiopian tradition as "Damera". Meskel remembers the finding of the True Cross in the fourth century when Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the True Cross on which Christ was crucified. The feast is celebrated in Ethiopia on the 17th of September Ethiopian calendar (the 27th of September Gregorian calendar), 6 months latter than the finding of the True Cross. The celebration of Meskel implies the presence of the True Cross at mountain of Gishen Mariam monastery and also stands for the events carried out by Empress Helena. Meskel, Ethiopian Religious Holiday Meskel is one of the colorfully celebrated religious festivals (especially in the Orthodox Church) in Ethiopia. It is celebrated by dancing, feasting, and lighting a massive bonfire well-known in Ethiopian tradition as "Damera". Meskel memorializes the finding of the True Cross in the 4th when Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the True Cross on which The Son of God was crucified. The feast is celebrated in Ethiopia on the 17th of September Ethiopian calendar (the 27th of September Gregorian calendar), 6 months subsequent the finding of the True Cross. The celebration of Meskel shows the presence of the True Cross at mountain of Gishen Mariam monastery and also represents the events carried out by Empress Helena.

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