EOTC Releases Guidelines for the 2019 Demera Festival Celebration

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has issued guidelines for the 2019 Demera festival, urging the faithful to wear traditional white clothing and avoid improper attire. This year’s celebration is set to receive global attention as the Patriarch of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church, His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews III, will attend the event alongside other bishops.

The Church emphasized that all hymns and conduct during the celebration should promote peace and adhere to religious order. Worshipers have been advised that security screenings will be conducted at celebration sites and are encouraged to cooperate with authorities. It was also announced that the festival will be celebrated in over 2,657 locations across Addis Ababa alone, including at Meskel Square.