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Gifaata Festival Celebrated in Wolaita Sodo Following UNESCO Recognition
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 7 days ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
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The Wolaita people's New Year festival, Gifaata, is being celebrated in Wolaita Sodo with various cultural events for the first time since its registration as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
- The Gifaata festival is being celebrated in Wolaita Sodo for the first time since being registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Visitors, guests, and Wolaita community members from Ethiopia and abroad have arrived in Wolaita Sodo for the celebration.
- Eve events included exhibitions of traditional attire, arts, dances, cultural cuisine, and symposia on Gifaata's historical and cultural values, alongside a drone light show.
- The first phase of a staircase construction project on Mount Damota was inaugurated, featuring over 1,000 completed steps out of an expected total of 7,187.
- The festival will conclude tomorrow with the main event at the Wolaita Stadium.
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