ETHIOPIA

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- intro ethiopia
- addis ababa
- steles: aksum
- castles: gonder
- rock churches: lalibela
- kings & emperors
- country life
- coffee ceremony
- people
- animals
- markets
- landscapes

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COUNTRY LIFE

 

this gallery begins with one of the many historic painting you can fin in ethiopia, showing the life of farmers in early times.

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in the country the farming people still have to carry things to their home. this includes water, a very essential item. and there they prepare food and get the coffee procedure going.

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some of the traditional huts are still around, however, current habitats on a farm are much larger.

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in early periods quite a few people from hebrew or israelite states were living in ethiopia, and there are still villages calling themselves jewish. they tend to have a high handicraft culture, including weaving and pottery, and trade resulting goods.

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a special feature of country areas are schools, taking care of hundreds of girls and boys. often they wear a uniform. the photos below show how they presented the gifts, like pencils or booklets, given to them by visitors.

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finally, a special part of the country life is that artists live there and prepare pictures for visitors who come along...

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