Temple of the Moon: Yeha

COMPILED BY STAFF REPORTER The site of Yeha is located in a modern town hidden by the Adwa chains of mountains about 53km to the west of the World Heritage Site of... Read more »

Rock art: Cultural, historic treasure

COMPILED BY STAFF REPORTER Anthropologists and archeologists define rock art as images carved, drawn, or painted onto immovable rock surfaces. As to them, rock art is explained in different ways-images that are... Read more »

Tsenatsel: The enigmatic, unexplored melodic instrument

When we talk of Tsenatsel or sistrum – a religious instrument used in Orthodox liturgy during chanting and liturgical dance-it is common to associate the name Saint Yared, the great Ethiopian composer,... Read more »

Utilizing potential from natural, man-made lakes in Ethiopia

According to research conducted by the center for national aquatic and fish research center under the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute has indicated that Ethiopia has the potential to cultivate about hundreds tons... Read more »

Reasons that make ‘Harar’ a unique city

The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of Ethiopia, 525 km from the capital of Addis Ababa, on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and... Read more »

Pottery, women and fighting the marginalization

Recently Addis Ababa City Administration has inaugurated a pottery center called Ensera, meaning pot. Ensera, like many other household utensils made of clay, can be highly associated with the life of women... Read more »

Gebet’a, the oldest board game

“When I was a student, gebet’a was one of my favorite games which I would like to play with my classmates. Every time, I used to sit on the stony bench which... Read more »

Bringing out Ethiopia’s traditional music from the cold

Traditional music in Ethiopia dates back to the ancient times. Ethiopian traditional music is highly interconnected with the life of people in the rural parts of the country who employed it to... Read more »

“A creative adult is the child who survived”

Do not disregard the artisans for the materials they produce; and you use them in your day-to-day activities at home and in farmland. This was uttered by Emperor Menelik-II a century ago... Read more »

Nurturing forest as a heritage for the future

Restoring and creating fertile land is a matter of survival for all lives and it is one of humanity’s most precious assets. In a record breaking last year Ethiopia launched a historic... Read more »