Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)

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Christian religious festival Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church feast public holiday in Ethiopia

Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) is a prominent Ethiopian Christian festival commemorating the discovery of the True Cross, celebrated with large public gatherings, bonfires, and religious ceremonies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) canonical	2
Auffindung des Wahren Kreuzes durch Helena	1
discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious festival ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church feast ⓘ public holiday in Ethiopia ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Saint Helena ⓘ True Cross ⓘ
category	Christian holy days ⓘ Ethiopian culture ⓘ religious festivals in Africa ⓘ
celebratedIn	Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Ethiopians ⓘ surface form: Ethiopian diaspora communities
commemorates	the True Cross ⓘ surface form: Finding of the True Cross discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena ⓘ
culturalSignificance	marks the end of the rainy season in Ethiopia ⓘ signals beginning of harvest season in Ethiopia ⓘ
date	17 Meskerem (Ethiopian calendar) ⓘ 27 September (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ 28 September in leap years (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ
denomination	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
hasCustom	decorating with yellow Meskel daisies ⓘ lighting large bonfires ⓘ public processions ⓘ sharing festive meals ⓘ singing religious songs ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ wearing white traditional clothing ⓘ
hasFullName	Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
includes	blessing of the faithful ⓘ night-long vigils in some communities ⓘ special church services ⓘ
languageOfName	Geʽez ⓘ
liturgicalSeason	after Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ
liturgicalSignificance	veneration of the Holy Cross ⓘ
mainRitual	Demera bonfire ceremony ⓘ
majorLocation	Meskel Square, Addis Ababa ⓘ
nameMeaning	cross ⓘ
observedBy	Orthodox Christians in Eritrea ⓘ Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia ⓘ some Eastern Catholic communities of Ethiopian tradition ⓘ
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
symbol	Meskel daisy ⓘ bonfire ⓘ cross ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2013 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Referenced by (4)

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

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → majorFeast → Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) ⓘ

Triumph of the Cross → associatedWithEvent → Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) ⓘ

this entity surface form: discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena

Kreuzerhöhung → followsEvent → Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Auffindung des Wahren Kreuzes durch Helena

Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) → hasFullName → Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Meskel