The UNESCO inscribed Meskel festival (the finding of the true cross), one of the most important historical and religious celebrations in Ethiopia had been marked last week in an unusual way due to the COVID-19 pandemic prevention directives in Agame (Adigrat, Irob) and surrounding parts of Eastern Tigray.
In relation to their proximity to the Eritrean borderlines, the towns and villages in these parts were ones in the recent history among Ethiopia's warmest trade routes before the outbreak of Ethio-Eritrean war in 2000s. As a result, the Meskel festivals in these places were something unforgettable and unique.
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