Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow ...

A frame depicting the image of the Ethiopian Orthodox iconography of ... accompanied the prayers and meditations of monks of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church, which represents about 40 per cent ...

As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

Note: The easter Orthodox church observes this holiday on July 6th ... The day includes the preparation of sweets for the monks, sermons, and a candle-lighting ceremony. This day recognizes the ...

The Oscar-winning film "The Brutalist" — a fictional story about a Holocaust survivor and immigrant architect — was inspired by the abbey's church, thanks to a book written by a monk who ...

They live and work at the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk and teach at the affiliated St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological ... hatch to let a fresh batch of Ethiopian beans pour from the drum.

This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated. We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to ...

Many monks engage in farming, manuscript preservation, and iconography—continuing traditions that date back centuries. Access to Mount Athos is highly controlled, with only 100 Orthodox and 10 ...

Genna is being celebrated by followers of various churches and Christians in Ethiopia including Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Catholic, Protestant and the like. In particular, it is being colorfully ...

For centuries, the instrument’s music has accompanied the prayers and meditations of monks of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church, which represents about 40 percent of Ethiopia’s 120 million people. That ...