Reading the Holy Book – Ethiopia

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 08:30 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Reading the Holy Book

© pbOOg.cOm / Holy Scriptures

A priest reads the Holy Scriptures in the Mikael Milhaizengi rock-hewn church.

Majority of people in Ethiopia speak Amharic, a language derived from Ge’ez. Ge’ez remained the learned language of Ethiopia until the nineteenth century. It’s now used only as a liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and only priests still speak that language.

But I don’t know if the above text is Amharic or Ge’ez.

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Tags: Africa, Church, Ethiopia, Mikael Milhaizengi, Portrait, Tigray

At the door of Mikael Milhaizengi – Ethiopia

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:30 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Priest at the door

Priest in front of the door of Mikael Milhaizengi church. This rock-hewn church dates from the 8th century.

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Priest inside Petros & Paulos church – Ethiopia

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:00 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Priest inside Petros & Paulos church

One of Tigray’s most interesting features is a proliferation of rock-hewn churches, often difficult to reach. There would be more than 120.

We are here at Petros & Paulos with the priest, this church seems to be suspended in the middle of the cliff.

I found an interesting site that shows outside of the church in 360° :

- Petros & Paulos outside

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Harvest time – Ethiopia

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:15 PM in 2010

Back to Ethiopia, after a great but hard journey in the Danakil, it’s time to take the road again through the “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Zebus in action

© pbOOg.cOm / Harvest time

After the Afar region, we are here in the highlands to over 2000 m in the Tigray region, one of 9 regions of Ethiopia. The last major famine in the country (1984 – 1985) that killed 1 million people, has prevailed particularly in this region and in the south.

It’s harvest time… Here’s a scene of threshing (separating the wheat) with zebus.

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2009 – The Year in Pictures (New York Times)

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 09:45 PM in 2010

The New York Times has posted 87 photographs that summarize the past year.

Exceptional pictures, have a look here :

- 2009 – The Year in Pictures

Good vision !

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The 2 Rocks – Burgundy

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:00 PM in 2010

For this new year, my blog have a new design. It is not a revolution but some modifications of cosmetic order. Any criticisms / suggestions are welcome !

I also send you my best wishes for 2010 !

Below, a photo of the rock of Vergisson taken since the rock of Solutré, in the Southern Burgundy. Between are the vineyard of appelations Pouilly-Fuissé and Mâcon-Vergisson (maybe it reminds you that you drank too much yesterday evening ?) and the village of Vergisson.

© pbOOg.cOm / The 2 rocks

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