(JTA) — For years, the 50th day after Yom Kippur has been marked by the pilgrimage of hundreds of Ethiopian Jews dressed in white and carrying colorful umbrellas to Jerusalem to celebrate Sigd. This ...

This weekend, Orthodox Christians, including many from the Ethiopian community in the D.C. area, are celebrating Fasika, or Easter, marking the end of the 55-day fast called Abiy Tsome, or the Great ...

This ancient Ethiopian Jewish holiday, now celebrated nationally in Israel, connects a community to its heritage and the dream of Jerusalem. Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer for the annual Sigd ...

Ethiopian girls, wearing headbands in the colours of the Tigrayan flag, take part in the Ashenda celebrations at al-Qurashi park in the Sudanese capital Khartoum ...

Students gathered Sunday to ring in the Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year at Beinecke Plaza.