LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA High in the mountains of northern Ethiopia, the rock hewn churches of Lalibela stand as a powerful testimony of Christian devotion, sacrifice, and worship. Often called a “New Jerusalem,” this sacred place remains one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Ethiopian Christianity, drawing believers to prayer, fasting, and reverence before God. Carved straight into volcanic rock in the 12th and 13th centuries, these churches were not built upward like ordinary buildings. They

The scene here reflects the heart of Ethiopian Christianity: candlelit prayer, communal worship, and sacred architecture. Churches are filled as worshippers hold candles symbolizing Christ as the Light of the World. Ethiopia is home to one of the oldest continuous Christian civilizations on Earth. Its Orthodox Church traces its origins to the 4th century, when the Kingdom of Aksum adopted Christianity as a state faith, centuries before much of Europe. Genna is not a commercial holiday, it is mar

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