The festival of Christmas is celebrated with much zeal and enthusiasm and according to the Julian calendar by the people of Ethiopia and this practice is similar to that which is followed by the people of Russia in order to celebrate the spirit of Christmas. Some of the churches in Ethiopia celebrate the Epiphany or Theophania which is the Baptism of Jesus Christ into the Jordan River by the Baptist St. John. These churches in Ethiopia which celebrate the Epiphany or Theophania follow the Gregorian calendar.
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Every part of the world has its own way of celebrating Christmas. The festival of Christmas is celebrated with much enthusiasm and zeal across the globe. Christmas is celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervor in Ethiopia as well. The spirit of the festival of joy and merry making is upheld to its truest sense of the term by the way Christmas is celebrated across Ethiopia. The celebration of the spirit of joy and merry making in a country like Ethiopia has served as an opportunity for the rapprochement between the orthodox Christians and the Catholics. Abundance of peace and prosperity is wished by the Pope to the people of Ethiopia during the time of Christmas in order to spread the fervor of joy and merry making which is the spirit of the festival of Christmas.
