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Ethiopia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Ethiopia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is Amharic. The second lingua franca is English, which is taught in schools. Semitic languages ​​(approx. 50%) and Cushitic languages ​​(approx. 45%) are spoken, as well as Italian. French and Arabic serve as languages ​​of education and commerce. Public Holidays 01/07/2022 Ethiopian Christmas Day 01/19/2022 Timkat (Epiphany Festival) 02.03.2022 Victory of Adwa 04/22/2022 Ethiopian Good Friday 04/24/2022 Ethiopian Easter Sunday 05/01/2022 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 05/01/2022 Labor Day 05/28/2022 End of the Derg regime…

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Ethiopia Medieval Arts

Ethiopia Medieval Arts

East African state bordering E with Djibouti and Somalia, S with Kenya, W with Sudan and N with Eritrea, independent since 1993. The current political-administrative entity is the result of the progressive expansion of a Christian state from the northern regions of the Tigrinya plateau (Tigrè and Eritrea) towards the south, by Semitic-speaking populations (Tigrini and Amhara). This process began with the emergence of a South Arabian state (kingdom of Daamat) in western Tigray and central Eritrea around the middle…

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