Here are a couple of photos from the Ethiopian Orthodox parade we saw on Satuday. The parade was to celebrate Epiphany  You can see in the top photo that someone is carrying a large symbol, held high in the air.There were drums and everyone was singing. There is a blue truck in the background that sort of obscures the views, but the parade3 just walked around it, singing and chanting to the drumbeat.

Our cook Addis is a good cook!  She made pasta with mildly spicy sauce of carrots, onions and garlic yesterday, along with avocado, tomato, onion salad and banana, orange, strawberry salad. She comes three times a week, and cooks enough so that we have food for two days, until she returns.  She also made soup for our suppers those two nights. She also washes our clothes and keeps the floors and house clean. For all of this the pay she receives is $35 per month!  That gives you a feel for the difference in the economies.