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A feast of colors and fire
It is impressive to see anything burn, but when arriving at a packed square, you see how people are burning a flowered cross, it's eye-popping. Ethiopians dress in their finest, with vivid colors, and after going to church, they go in procession to see the burning of the cross. Crosses made with daisies of many colors on top of a mountain of branches which are on fire. On September 27 of each year, this holiday is celebrated around the campfire. The burning of the cross is made to commemorate the revelation of Queen Helena, who told of the location of the cross of Jesus Christ. Its overwhelming
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