All Ethiopian churches have a covered tabot which is considered sacrosanct ... a handwritten prayer book, crosses and a necklace was returned to Ethiopia. Most of the items were plundered by ...

The priests held aloft the "tabot", replicas of the tablets ... High priests board boats laden with crosses and other religious icons AFP Ethiopian Epiphany, also known as Timkat, is celebrated ...

"Following recent news that Westminster Abbey has agreed 'in principle' to return the Ethiopian Tabot sealed into the back of its Lady Chapel altar, we hope the ICO will agree it's time the Museum ...

Ethiopian orthodox priests taking part in an annual ceremony at the Fasilides Bath compound, located in the city of Gondor, while carrying a tabot An Ethiopian tablet sealed inside an altar in ...

A Tabot, viewed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as a sacred likeness to the tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed, sits inside the Lady Chapel in Westminster. The Ethiopian state ...

After 150 years, Westminster Abbey is thinking of recovering stolen Ethiopian tabot, which represents the Ten Commandments and the Ark of Covenant. TALKS: Westminster Abbey could return the sacred ...

An Ethiopian Orthodox priest carrying "Tabot" on his head gets off a canoe ... Credit: Reuters Photo A metal cross is seen at Fornebukta beach as the sun rises in Fornebu, outside Oslo, Norway ...

Hundreds of thousands of people streamed onto Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa from different parts of the country to escort the Holy Slabs, which is locally known as Tabot, on their way to the areas ...

This little cross is a reminder that Ethiopia has been a Christian nation for 2000 years. According to the Bible,in Acts chapter 8 the servant of the Ethiopian Queen Candace heard about ...

It also marks the end of Ethiopia’s rainy season and is the first opportunity in months for people to travel and visit family. Meskel means cross in Amharic. The holy day celebrates the ...