High cost of living threatens Ethiopian meat-sharing tradition
A shepherd on April 16, 2023 sells his livestock at a market during the festivities of the Ethiopian Easter in Addis Ababa. PHOTO | AMANUEL SILESHI | AFP
As this year Ethiopian Orthodox Easter rolled around, Lulu Cherent along with his two long-time friends went to Shegole bull market in the northern part of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to buy one bull to celebrate the most important holiday Sunday among Orthodox followers.
However, Cherent was surprised to find out that the 56,000 Ethiopian birrs (about $1,037) he collected from his eight neighbours was not enough to buy a big ox to use for ‘Kircha’," a tradition of sharing the meat of a bull among buyers during holiday celebrations.
