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በዚህ አምድ በውጭ የሚኖሩ ልጆቻችን እና የውጭ አገር ዜጎች ስለኢትዮጵያ ባህል እና ታሪክ ግንዛቤ
እንዲኖራቸው፤ በእንግሊዘኛ የተዘጋጁ ስራዎችን በየወሩ እናቀርባለን።
It’s time to
celebrate Enkutatash!
Saturday, September 11th, marks the Doro wot
first day of the first month – known as Wot is Ethiopia's version of curry, and the
Meskerem – of the new year for both
Ethiopia and Eritrea. The name
“Enkutatash” translates to “Gift of Jew-
els” and alludes to a centuries-old tale
of Queen of Sheba’s visit to King Solo-
mon. She brought a range of gifts for
the king and, upon her return home,
was welcomed with a supply of
“enku” (jewels) for her treasury.
Today, there are still many lasting
traditions to observe Enkutatash. Most
families gather to enjoy a traditional
meal and celebrate by giving gifts to the
children. In some places, celebrations
may last for multiple days, including
the eve of Enkutatash, on which it is
common to attend a church service and
to offer prayers ushering in the new
year. Singing and dancing are also popu-
ubiquitous companion of injera. While beef and
lar ways to celebrate, especially among
goat are often used with wot, chicken -- doro in
young girls.
Traditionally, bouquets of freshly Amharic -- reigns as the wot champion.
picked flowers (symbolizing the coming Doro wot is made with chicken drumsticks
of spring and period of revitalization) or wings cooked and served in a hot sauce of
and painted pictures of saints were
given by children in exchange for recip- butter, onion, chilli, cardamom and berbere. In
rocal gifts. Today, however, greeting the midst of this stew incongruously bobs a hard
cards are much more common. -boiled egg. It proves a delicious accompaniment
As in many cultural celebrations -- typically offered to a guest as a sign of respect.
around the world, food is essential in
For Ethiopians, doro wot is the go-to meal of
the celebration of Enkutatash. An ani-
mal is typically purchased the evening celebration during national and religious festivals
before to be slaughtered the following (the day before, women can be seen everywhere
morning, and a variety of beloved dishes
carrying upside-down clucking chickens by their
are served after usually half a day’s
preparation. feet).

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