Gifaataa

Gifaataa bikin al'adu ne da al'ummar Wolayta ke yi a yankin Kudancin ƙasar Habasha.  Ana yin wannan biki kowace shekara a watan Satumba.  A cikin wannan biki, Wolayta ta ƙarɓi sabuwar shekara kuma ta sallami tsohuwar.  Gifaataa yana nufin, "farko," kuma ana ɗaukarsa gada daga tsoho zuwa sabo, duhu zuwa haske. A lokacin Gifaataa, Wolayta suna rawa kuma suna jin daɗin abincin al'ada. Muhimmancin Gifaata shi ne a kawar da al’amuran da suka gabata a fara wartsakewa, sulhunta rigingimun da suka faru a baya da kuma karfafa dangantakar iyali da al’umma gabaɗaya. 

 Tarihi 
Masana kidayar jama’a ne suka gayyaci masu ba da shawara kan masarautar zuwa fadar, lokacin da tsohuwar shekara ke kara kusantowa.  Sannan masu baiwa sarki shawara kan fita da daddare don tantance tushen zagayowar wata, sassa huɗu na wata: watau (poo'uwa, xumaa, xeeruwa, Goobanaa) su zo da alamomin shekara, su kiyaye cikar watan. zagayowar wata a sanar da sarki da mashawartansa.  Bayan sun gaya wa sarki ainihin ranar, sai su koma gida suna ba da lada, kuma za a faɗa wa jama’a yadda sarki ya zo bikin ta hanyar shela a kasuwa da taron jama’a.

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