Ethiopian Churches 

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Walking to church in Aari country. Joan and Allen Lovekin had come to lead the primer construction workshop. That’s Fikadu in front of them.
Walking to church in Aari country. Joan and Allen Lovekin had come to lead the primer construction workshop. That’s Fikadu in front of them.
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This is the church I attended when I lived in Metser (Aari).
This is the church I attended when I lived in Metser (Aari).
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Women’s choir at the church I attended in Metser (Aari). These ladies were young girls when I first lived there in 1988. Now they have children of their own.
Women’s choir at the church I attended in Metser (Aari). These ladies were young girls when I first lived there in 1988. Now they have children of their own.
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Congregational singing.
Congregational singing.
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Congregational singing is accompanied by guitar and accordian.
Congregational singing is accompanied by guitar and accordian.
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Antiphonal singing is popular. This lady is leading it. Her son worked in my garden for a few months before I left Metser (Aari area).
Antiphonal singing is popular. This lady is leading it. Her son worked in my garden for a few months before I left Metser (Aari area).
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For the Aari church conference (March 2003) they spread plastic tarps over wooden poles to provide shade for the hundreds who came.
For the Aari church conference (March 2003) they spread plastic tarps over wooden poles to provide shade for the hundreds who came.
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Those who cannot fit under the tarp raise their own (or borrowed) umbrellas to provide shade from the sun or rain.
Those who cannot fit under the tarp raise their own (or borrowed) umbrellas to provide shade from the sun or rain.
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Daniel sings one of the songs he has composed in Aari. Earlier this year he recorded several songs - the first cassette tape with Christian songs in the Aari language.
Daniel sings one of the songs he has composed in Aari. Earlier this year he recorded several songs - the first cassette tape with Christian songs in the Aari language.
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