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Ethiopians celebrate Meskel with calls for peace amid conflict
Original: Ethiopians celebrate Meskel and call for peace amid fighting https://www. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2 026/9/27/ethiop
Ethiopians are marking Meskel, the annual festival commemorating the finding of the True Cross, with bonfires and religious ceremonies in cities including Addis Ababa. This year's celebrations carry added weight, with revellers and church leaders using the holiday to call for peace as fighting continues in parts of the country. Many say they hope the festival can bring unity amid the ongoing conflict.
Why now: The Meskel holiday is being celebrated while armed conflict continues in Ethiopia, making appeals for peace newly poignant.
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- Ethiopians celebrate Meskel and call for peace amid fighting https://www. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2 026/9/27/ethiopians-celebrate-meskel-and-call-for-peace-amid-fighting?traffic_source=rss Ethiopians celebrate Meskel and call for peace amid fighting # news # politics #… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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