Ethiopian Orthodox Church Christmas 2024. At an ethiopian cathedral in northeast washington, hundreds of parishioners dressed in white chanted to a rhythmic drum beat and celebrated orthodox christmas. The christmas celebration in the ethiopian orthodox church is called ganna or genna.
Orthodox christians packed churches on saturday night for christmas eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. An ethiopian orthodox pilgrim reads the bible during the christmas celebration in bete mariam (house of mary) monolithic orthodox church in lalibela, ethiopia, jan.