Ethiopian Rite

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Christian liturgical rite Eastern Christian liturgical tradition Oriental Orthodox liturgical rite

The Ethiopian Rite is an ancient Eastern Christian liturgical tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, characterized by its Ge'ez language services, distinctive chants, and Judaic-influenced rituals.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Geʽez Rite	6
Ethiopian Rite canonical	4
Ethiopian Christianity	3
Ge'ez Rite	2
Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy	1
Ethiopian liturgical calendar	1
Ethiopian-Eritrean Rite	1
Geʽez Christian tradition	1
liturgy of the Ethiopian Catholic Church	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian liturgical rite ⓘ Eastern Christian liturgical tradition ⓘ Oriental Orthodox liturgical rite ⓘ
associatedWith	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo liturgical chant ⓘ Saint Yared ⓘ
calendarFamily	Alexandrian Rite ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian liturgical calendar tradition
calendarType	Ethiopian liturgical calendar ⓘ
centralLiturgy	Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church ⓘ
continuity	in continuous use into the present day ⓘ
derivedFrom	Coptic Rite ⓘ
developedIn	Ethiopia ⓘ
eucharisticAnaphorasCount	multiple anaphoras ⓘ
geographicRegion	Horn of Africa ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Judaic-influenced rituals ⓘ all-night vigil services on major feasts ⓘ distinctive chant tradition ⓘ elaborate fasting practices ⓘ extensive use of Old Testament readings ⓘ frequent use of processions ⓘ strong monastic influence ⓘ use of antiphonal psalmody ⓘ use of icons and processional crosses ⓘ use of incense ⓘ use of liturgical dance-like movements ⓘ use of liturgical umbrellas in processions ⓘ use of responsorial singing ⓘ use of sistra and drums in worship ⓘ use of traditional white liturgical vestments ⓘ
includes	Divine Liturgy ⓘ Divine Office ⓘ blessings and processions ⓘ sacramental rites ⓘ
influencedBy	Coptic liturgical practices ⓘ Jewish liturgical practices ⓘ local Ethiopian religious customs ⓘ
liturgicalFamily	Alexandrian Rite ⓘ
liturgicalLanguages	Amharic ⓘ Ge'ez ⓘ
musicSystem	Zema chant tradition ⓘ
observes	Saturday as a day of rest alongside Sunday ⓘ extensive fasting seasons ⓘ unique Ethiopian feasts and saints days ⓘ
primaryLiturgicalLanguage	Ge'ez ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Christianity ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
scripturalBasis	New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
timePeriod	Late antiquity origins ⓘ
usedBy	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christianity → hasRiteOrTradition → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

Oriental Orthodoxy → liturgicalRite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ge'ez Rite

Eastern Catholic Churches → hasLiturgicalTradition → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite

Saint Yared → influenced → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy

Saint Yared → culturalHeritage → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian Christianity

Zema chant tradition → religiousContext → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian Christianity

Zema chant tradition → associatedWithRite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

Eritrean Catholic Church → primaryLiturgicalTradition → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ge'ez Rite

Catholic Church in the United States → hasRite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian-Eritrean Rite

Ura Kidane Mehret → followsLiturgicalRite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

Ethiopian Missal → riteVariant → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

Yared → culture → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Christian tradition

dabtara → roleIn → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian Christianity

Eparchy of Adigrat → usesCalendar → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian liturgical calendar

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Addis Ababa → rite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite

Synod of the Ethiopian Catholic Church → liturgicalTradition → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite

Synod of the Ethiopian Catholic Church → governs → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: liturgy of the Ethiopian Catholic Church

Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara → liturgicalUsage → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite

Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara → rite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite

Eparchy of Keren → liturgicalRite → Ethiopian Rite ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geʽez Rite