Meskel

Meskel (Ge'ez: מצערע, romanized: Mesk'el) biki ne na Habasha da Eritrea Orthodox Tewahedo Church wanda ke tunawa da gano giciye na gaskiya da Sarauniyar Romawa Saint Helena ta Constantinople ta yi a ƙarni na huɗu. Membobin Orthodox na Gabas ta Tsakiya na Cocin Habasha Orthodox Tewahedo Choci, da Ikilisiyar Orthodox Tewahedo Choci, da kuma ɗan ƙaramin Roman Katolika na Cocin Katolika na Habasha, da Cocin Katolika na Eritriya, da kuma a tsakanin membobin Furotesta na P'ent'ay - Habasha-Eritrean Evangelicalism (ciki har da Pentecostal, Lutheran, Baptist, Mennonite, da sauran Ikklisiyoyi masu bishara). Sigar Bukin Giciye ne da aka keɓe kuma yana faruwa a ranar 17 ga Satumba a cikin kalandar Habasha (27 Satumba, kalandar Gregorian, ko kuma a ranar 28 ga Satumba a cikin shekarun tsalle).Rough Guides (2015). "Festivals". The Rough Guide to Ethiopia. Rough Guide to... ISBN 9780241181850. Thomas M Landy, "Meskel", Catholics & Cultures updated June 19, 2015 "Commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ". unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

Dubawa
Bikin na Meskel ya hada da kona wata babbar wuta, ko Demera, bisa imanin cewa Sarauniya Eleni ta yi wahayi a mafarki. An gaya mata cewa ta yi wuta kuma hayaƙin zai nuna mata inda aka binne Giciyen Gaskiya. Sai ta umarci mutanen Urushalima su kawo itace, su yi tulin tuli. Bayan an kara turaren wuta, sai aka kunna wutar, hayakin ya tashi sama ya koma kasa, daidai wurin da aka binne giciye[al'adun
Bisa ga  gida, wannan tsari na Demera yana faruwa ne a farkon maraice ranar da za a yi Meskel ko kuma a ranar kanta. An yi wa itacen ado da daisies kafin bikin. Ana tattara gawayi daga ragowar wuta daga baya kuma masu aminci suna amfani da su don alamar goshinsu da siffar giciye (kwatanta Ash Laraba). Edward Ullendorff ya rubuta adadin gaskatawa na ma'anar Demera, tare da wasu sun gaskata cewa "alama ne na ƙarshe a cikin sokewar zunubai, yayin da wasu suka ɗauka cewa jagorancin hayaki da rugujewar ƙarshe na tudun yana nuna yanayin abubuwan da za su faru a nan gaba - kamar yadda girgijen hayaki ya tashi a kan alfarwa ta alfarwa ta ba da jagoranci ga 'ya'yan Isra'ila (Fitowa.-380): 3."
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