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A young girl uses her father as a footstool as members of the Ethiopian community take part in a joint celebration of Meskel, and the restitution of a sacred Tabot, at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of St Mary, on September 30, 2023 in London, England. The Tabot, which was looted by British Troops at the battle of Maqdala 155 years ago, has returned to London's Ethiopian Community before it's eventual return to Ethiopia. The Tabots' private restitution comes after being seen for sale online by Jacopo Gnisci, a University College London lecturer, which he bought for the purpose of its return to Ethiopia. The event ties in with the annual Ethiopian Meskel celebration, a religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox church that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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