Ethiopia: New Year's Blistering Market

opinion

Holidays often bring with an abounding sense of new beginnings and opportunities that make us look forward to the days longingly. Overseeing the coming holiday and preparing the cultural feast and extravaganza, however, is bound to make people feel the pinch in their pockets.

In numerous cultural celebrations around the world, food plays a big part in festivities. Enkutatash, the New Year holiday, however, comes at a time when the Coronavirus pandemic runs rampant in almost every corner of the world. The disease has managed to impact every economic, social and political life globally, and Ethiopia is no exception.

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