My Choice Ethiopia Tour

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27/07/2018

If churches were assessed by their risk factor, Abuna Yemata Guh would be our new Sistine Chapel. Perched 650 feet above a steep cliff in Northern Ethiopia, ...

23/06/2018

21/06/2018

The largest lip plate measures 19.5 cm (7.7 in), and was achieved by Ataye Eligidagne, as measured in Ethiopia, in 2014.

A member of the Surma tribe that Ataye lives in previously held this record at 15 cm, but she exceeded it by 4.5 cm. She was photographed by Australian film-maker Abraham Joffe - this photo was included in the 2015 Guinness World Records book.

Normally worn for decoration, for the Surma people of southern Ethiopia the significance of wearing lip plates is a financial one. The process of inserting these plates (made by the women themselves from local clay, which are then coloured with ochre and charcoal and fire-baked) begins approximately a year before marriage and the final size indicates the number of cattle required by the girl's family from her future husband for her hand. For example, a plate measuring 15 cm (6 in) in diameter - the previous record holder - would require a payment of 50 cattle.

The practice of inserting large, circular clay plates behind the lower lips of the women is seen as a sign of true beauty. At puberty, the lip is stretched with a clay plate, and the size increased incrementally. A girl's goal is to reach a plate the size of a teacup saucer, or bigger, before she is married.

20/04/2018

05/03/2018

Travel to the Ethiopia, the birthplace of Coffee, and discover the hidden .

13/02/2018

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We are proud of our guides in creating exciting and innovative packages. Our travel guides are experts on Ethiopia and will offer ideas in a personal, friendly and efficient manner. You can expect the highest level of professionalism for every tour. Our service includes: Short- holidays and Honeymoo...

18/01/2018

Happy Ethiopian Timket

18/01/2018

In addition to the fasting and colorful feasting , the jubilant processions and the baptismal ceremony, coming as it does in the wedding season, Timket is also known as an occasion for romance and betrothal.

As the massive crowd sing loud with the choirs on the main scene of the holiday for the slow-moving priests who carry the Tabots (Arks), young men and women also accompany the crowd or even take part in the singing. They exchange looks of ‘I like you’ as they keep on moving with crowd. A young man throws a lemon to a girl he chooses to be his fiancee and by accepting his gift she would signal her interest in him.

This is how the traditional communication method has been making couples for the last hundreds of years. Though, today people do not seem to do such things the tradition is still being talked about with more humorous stories.