Apr 18, 2010 | Council Notices, Current, Front Page News
BREAKING NEWS
CERTIFICATION FAILED ATTEMPT
All members and public be notified that an attempt to certify an election; was made by a separate company Ethiopian World Federation Local Number One Incorporated 1996.
The above company along with others attempted to gain from the New York State Supreme Court; Certification for a meeting disguised as the Ethiopian World Federation Incorporated 1937 Convention 2009 held in New York. Part of the plan was to employ a court certified Parliamentarian who was expected to validate an election.
An order has now been issued by Hon Judge Bruce Balter April 6th 2010; in line with what has been previously stated by the Executive Council the said individuals found the situation was not as simple as they had first thought.
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May 21, 2009 | Council, Council Reports, H.Q
From the original Voice of Ethiopia
A Message from the Emperor:
In reply to Father Blackett’s telegram to his Imperial Majesty for His birthday in Bath, England the following telegram was received after the meeting of the Celebration Emperor Haile Selassie Birthday Celebration Committee.
“For father Blackett, Please convey to your committee our deep appreciation to their kind message of good wishes.”
Emperor Haile Selassie I
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May 21, 2009 | Dates: Jan-Jun, Important Dates
January 7th
Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church fast on Christmas Eve before gathering outdoors to pray and chant.
They then move into churches for mass, which can last for over 3 hours. Ethiopians rarely give gifts other than small items such as clothing to children.
After the service is over Ethiopians enjoy dancing, playing sport and feasting on injera wot. Genna field hockey (after which Christmas is named), is sometimes played by males.]]>
May 21, 2009 | Dates: Jan-Jun, Important Dates
January 19th
The three day festival of Timket begins 12 days after Genna, celebrating the baptism of Christ.
Ethiopians wear traditional white garments and priests wear red and white ornate robes and carry embroidered umbrellas.
The sistrum (percussion instrument) tinkles, the prayer stick (makamlya) is used to tap out the walking beat and the church officials chant melekets. Sometimes Ethiopian males play yeterais guks (throwing of ceremonial lances whilst on horseback).]]>
May 21, 2009 | Dates: Jul-Dec, Important Dates
September 27th
Meskal has been celebrated in the country for over 1600 years. The word actually means “cross” and the feast commemorates the discovery of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified, by the Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great. The original event took place on 19 March 326 AD. but the feast is now celebrated on 27 September.
Many of the rites observed throughout the festival are said to be directly connected to the legend of Empress Helena. On the eve of Meskal, tall branches are tied together and yellow daisies, popularly called Meskal.
Flowers, are placed at the top. During the night those branches are gathered together in front of the compound gates and ignited. This symbolizes the actions of the Empress who, when no one would show the Holy Sepulcher, lit incense and prayed for help.]]>
May 21, 2009 | Dates: Jul-Dec, Important Dates
September 11th
Ethiopia still retains the Julian calendar, in which the year is divided into 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 days and 6 days in leap year.
The Ethiopian calendar is 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar from January to September and 7 years behind between September 11 and January 8.
Enkutatash means the “gift of jewels”. The spring festival has been celebrated since early times and as the rains come to their abrupt end, dancing and singing can be heard at every village in the green countryside.
Enkutatash is not exclusively a religious holiday. Today’s Enkutatash is also the season for exchanging formal new year greetings and cards among the urban sophisticated – in lieu or the traditional bouquet of flowers.
Melkam Adis Amet!]]>
May 19, 2009 | E.W.F, Voice of Ethiopia (past)
Article from the original ‘Voice of Ethiopia’
Volume 3, Number 17
Saturday May 20, 1939
If men cannot retain and promote peace and good will in their own families how can they hope to fight successfully against an outside adversary? He who would regain the rights taken away from him by an enemy must first see to it that his own house is set in order that a deep spirit of peace and good will reigns in his own boundaries. If he secures this them he can hope to struggle successfully against the common adversary, for then his forces will be united. The principle of love will reign in his own home.
“If in the act of making sacrifice ye find that ye have aught against the Brother, cease there the gift at the altar. First be reconciled to thy brother then come and offer thy gift.”
The Ethiopian World Federation sets as one of its objectives “the promotion of love and goodwill among Ethiopians at home and abroad.” The Federation is bound and determined to promote and insist on the growth of this spirit of love among its members and among all Black peoples. The possession of this spirit is fundamental. It is an absolutely necessary antecedent to the realization of other objectives, including a place in the Sun for the Sons of Ham.
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May 18, 2009 | E.W.F, Speeches, Voice of Ethiopia (past)
From the original Voice of Ethiopia
April 5, 1948
Question: Perceiving the great benefit the Ethiopian people have been able to derive from the Constitution which Your Majesty has been pleased to grant to them 27 years ago, and observing the great change and improvement in the way of life of the people since then, Your Majesty has been once again pleased to grant the new Revised Constitution on the Twenty-fifth Coronation Anniversary to suit the politically and intellectually advanced state of the present generation.
This Revised Constitution has enabled the entire Ethiopian people to have the right to elect and be elected to Parliament. Consequently, we find today the representatives of the people performing their duties in Parliament after being elected by secret ballot in the spirit of the Constitution. Would it please Your Majesty to make known your views on the significant changes that have come about in the country within these 27 years?
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May 18, 2009 | E.W.F, Speeches
Whoso would be happy must pin his hope and his affection to things that are immortal, things that are eternal. Whoso would court unhappiness and disappointment let him have inordinately things that are temporary, things that are fleeting.
Among those things that are fleeting are individuals. Individuals die and if you have pinned all your trust in an individual your hopes may be blasted. Individuals change their philosophy, their character (to some extent) and their outlook.
In such a case whoever has loved that individual too well is doomed to sorrow.
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May 18, 2009 | H.I.M, Speeches
Haile Selassie I
Since the beginning of the world, God has always granted a people, divided though they may be into provinces, districts, villages and families, the privilege of living together as one nation, in freedom.
However, because of human jealousy, and man’s domineering spirit and because of the greed that impels one to rob another of a part or the whole of his homeland, it has become an essential duty of man to keep ready the means of defending his freedom.
Ethiopia, jealous of her freedom, has always had to struggle, both for the sake of her territorial integrity and for the preservation of her religious liberty. The heroism, developed in the blood of our people and passed from generation to generation, has served to this day as a bulwark for our freedom, so that Ethiopia has never had to bear the yoke of slavery. To this, history and the world ear witness.
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