Ethiopia all the way north to Gondel Epiphany

Gondel is one of Ethiopia's ancient capital city. Especially the epiphany that day, must come to Gondar. Therefore, this year's Epiphany, I went there. Although, I have prepared, but Gondar, or strain every nerve to my surprise.

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Walk into a classicItalyDecorative style coffee taste Italy cappuccino, and stands next to the seventeenth CenturyAfricaStyle castle - this surreal experience is most important, visible, "Africa Arthur King City" title have a well-deserved reputation.

Ethiopia Airlines two-seater propeller aircraft, swiftly son stopped at a lonely airport. Gong Deer airport even without walls, dozens of passengers, dragging packages, come swaggeringly across the runway. Push the door glass door, eyes suddenly a bright, embroidered white dress beauty, handsome handsome white men, holding filled with popcorn and cake basket, smiles send to. Not far away, rosin smoke, sitting on the carpeted with grass carpet girl, piled with heavy hair, bent distinguished air of elegance and coquetry cooked fragrant Ethiopia coffee, just as postcards andTravelingSee the publicity materials of the same, let a person cannot reject these charming smile.

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Dede Folco has a bright purple car, we just drank a cup of coffee, he was caught, fluent in English to him, let us not refuse -- arrival time at the airport early, the staff can not find the airport, and that small airport, a blink of an eye only a few people, in addition to Dede Folco, no one can speak english. From the airport to the city, all the way walk wearing white yarn, their slender figure, with a white fluttering, in Africa is particularly pure and elegant.

Dede Folco said, "you can come to the right, this is a year when Gondar, the most exciting is, to send you to which hotel?" We replied, still not sure yet! Be startled at Dede Folco, "you have no reservation? This time, not a hotel room. Indeed, a month ago, transoceanic telephone our play times Gondar son all the hotels and inns, already did not have the room, we do a good job of street plan. However, good luck, an inn in the castle to find me a room.

Epiphany

All of a sudden emergence of Gondar, like horses pulling a Mercedes-Benz car gallop in the street feeling, let a person can't tell the difference between time and space, and this epiphany moment, from the village to the street, filled with all white, dressed in traditional robes embroidered the whole family, old and young, treading on thin high-heeled shoes, drag a long color brocade dress young woman, or even a suit carefully tie young man, you will never have a legend: it is in Africa, this is in Africa, the streets of Ethiopia, you will think that this is justEuropeA scene in the film. Of course, most of the time, when you see a group of a group of men, still holding a long stick, the show, will show a little flaw, or whether in Africa!

It is said that Ethiopia is a beautiful country, it absolutely don't doubt, at the moment, so dress up under the people of all ages and both sexes, everyone shine. In January, Ethiopia's rainy season has not arrived, dressed like a tide crowd is spread in every corner of Gondar son, never forgotten corner.

In January 19th the day, people gather outside the shade of the Fascist leaders (Fasilidas) baths and. In 1636, when the French leader king in this capital, in order to prevent the invasion was Catholic, he will put this new city built a only the Ethiopian Orthodox City, everyone has to accept the Ethiopian Orthodox baptism can into the city in the bathtub. Tens of thousands of people, plugging in the bath the small door, in and out are the less than a metre wide door, around the door of the local people put me into excitement, however, looked out of the two streams of people meet on on a narrow path in the threshold of inside and outside, burst energy, let me quite awe. In the side of the observation around for several laps, until finally a stream of hysteresis instantaneous, followed into the door. It was set up a few stand, is to look at what? Stands surrounded by St. pool and shower crowd. People of all ages and both sexes, figure is exquisitely carved, nude or semi-nude, see me somewhat feel shy. However, the water they are very calm, also wanted to come to, it stands, viewers feel shy, what the? Jesus had his baptism in the Jordan River, the waters bring health and wealth, the next person again urged me to go shower, they said it would bring me good luck.

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St. pool in the epiphany was filled with water. Prayers, pick out the church lads, enjoy the water got splashed around the human body, the shower curtain open carnival. The French leader king in this capital, hundreds of years, Gondar is Ethiopian soul, FASI lidasi castle, has become today's center of gond. Accepted the baptism of people starting from here, have and song and dance, to Gondar's high streets and back lanes. Gorgeous color gown clergy, surrounded by a crown of Dai Huali's religious leaders, social person, slowly; arranged on both sides of the tens of meters long boys and girls dressed in green and dark red cloth; boys wearing a girl walk in the Central Africa drum, drumming and dancing to the music, the crowd and drums, clapping.

But other people a dazzling white, as a center, the surrounding radiation spread out for miles range, is also not the song and dance. The white and the church team ruby colour, contrast and clear, with burning perfume in the air, sweetly in Gondar son under the sky. In Gondar, most of the time, simply can not stand still, every pass by people, unashamedly stared at me, one's pupils do not turn. Not long after, the children will shy stepped forward, say Salam, stretched out hands to shake hands with us. Not a little while, will be in our center around a big circle, just dance to pray, they intentnesses, only devotion and sincerity.