As Bethlehem Haile tries to wrangle a group of 30 girls into a practice room, her voice is nearly drowned out by the sound of chatter. “There is one very important rule: Young girls do exactly what ...

Every year Ethiopian young girls eagerly awaits for the great day that dawns 'Ashenda'-a colorful festival. Young girls young ladies especially teenager girls go euphoric on this day because it is the ...

Seriously who would not like a colorful most glamorized Carnival street parties. Let your good times roll at Ethiopia's unique Ashenda festivals. The celebration is exclusive to Lasta Lalibela, North ...

Addis Ababa, August 22, 2025 (ENA) -- The festival is primarily celebrated in the Tigray and Amhara regions of northern Ethiopia. It is commonly known as a girls' festival, as it highlights the role ...

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 Tigray ...

In the heart of Ethiopia's capital, a group of women danced while brandishing a flag bearing the insignia of the war-scarred Tigray region -- a scene that would have been unimaginable a year earlier.

Ethiopian girls, wearing headbands in the colours of the Tigrayan flag, take part in the Ashenda celebrations at al-Qurashi park in the Sudanese capital Khartoum ...

Donning a festive white dress, with her hair intricately braided and her eyes lined with the traditional kohl paint, Ethiopian Yudita Ihab prepared for the annual Ashenda celebration. But for Yudita ...