Fasika

Melkam Fasika! We celebrated Fasika, Easter, for the first time as a family! The celebration lasted all weekend. First we went to the largest Orthodox church in Addis, where people were praying and listening to services all day long. It was a peaceful and beautiful thing to see, so many people devoted to their beliefs. Most everyone were dressed in their traditional attire, with all the women dressed in white dresses with colored accents.

Then on saturday night we went to the Holy Trinity Church to see the night service. People pray and listen to the chants, prayers and service until 3am. It was beautiful to see the stain glass windows lit up at night, with the priests and people walking into the church and peacefully sitting around nearby. It was a moment we will never forget. As we were walking around the church it began to start pouring, this didn't stop the people who remain sitting outside praying. It was beautiful to see the people praying while holding their lit candles. Words can't honestly describe the vibe in the air.

For the actual day of Fasika we had a traditional Ethiopian breakfast and lunch at the guest house. Then one of our favorite staff provided a coffee ceremony. We will truly miss the coffee and these wonderful people who have become friends. It was a wonderful first Easter together!

“So our daily worship of God is not really the process of gradual acquisition of him, but the daily process of surrendering ourselves, removing all obstacles to union and extending our consciousness of him in devotion and service, in goodness and in l”

 ~ Rabindranath Tagore