Dania Asefa, left, and Rakeb Mengistu, right, laugh and joke as they wait to dance in this year's Tigrayan festival of Ashenda, on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at the Garland Convention & Reception Center.

It was last week the celebration of the Ashenda festival kicked off colorfully in Mekelle. A huge influx of tourists and domestic visitors as well as members of the diaspora community had attended ...

Ladies with Ashenda attire. ... told The Ethiopian Herald that the bureau has already finished its preparations to host its guests who pay visit to Mekelle to attend the festival.

For Tigrayans in Sudan, the conflict has transformed their view of Ashenda, typically marking the end of a 15-day fast known as Filseta, which is observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Ashenda is the name of a festival mainly celebrated by girls and young women. In Northern part of Ethiopia, it is mainly celebrated and differently named by" Ashendye" in Lalibela, "Ashenda' in ...

Semehal Yemane, 14, left, practices a dance with instructor and mentor Bethlehem "Betty" Haile before this year's Tigrayan festival of Ashenda, on Saturday, Sept. 02, 2023 at the Garland ...

For Tigrayans in Sudan, the conflict has transformed their view of Ashenda, typically marking the end of a 15-day fast known as Filseta, which is observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.