Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meskel_(Finding_of_the_True_Cross)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Finding_of_the_True_Cross
መስቀል (in Amharic)
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_Helena
gptkbp:calendar Ethiopian calendar
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:commemorates discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena
gptkbp:dateObserved September 27
September 28 (leap year)
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:EthiopianCalendarDate Meskerem 17
gptkbp:features dancing
processions
singing
flower decorations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Meskel_Square,_Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:Demera_(bonfire_ceremony)
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:fire
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2013
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christianity_in_Ethiopia
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christian_community_in_the_Holy_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)