A practical guide to the principal feasts, saints, archangels, and sacred commemorations observed on each day of the Ethiopian Orthodox month.

The spiritual beauty and teaching within K. Haile Maskel’s Ethiopian Orthodox painting Artwork and spiritual teaching by K. Haile Maskel | Konjo Arts Timket – The Baptism of Our Lord, K. Haile Maskel, 2023. © K. Haile Maskel and Konjo Arts. One of the most compelling qualities of K. Haile Maskel’s art—and of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian iconography—is the way it makes invisible spiritual realities visible.. These paintings do not attempt to present biblical events like photographs. Instead,...

How the Ethiopian calendar connects daily life, worship, and the living tradition of Ethiopian Orthodox iconography Ethiopia is often described as the Land of 13 Months of Sunshine. The phrase is widely associated with the country’s distinctive calendar, but its meaning can reach beyond the number of months in a year. Within Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition, the calendar does more than record the passing of time. It gives rhythm to worship, fasting, feasting, remembrance and family...