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Young women sing during Ashenda festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia, on August 22, 2022. Ashenda Festival is celebrated in Tigray and Amhara regions, group of girls make preparations for the holiday by buying new clothes, visiting hairdressers and the holiday also marks the end of a two-week-long fasting period known as Filseta where the faithful in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church gather to honor the Virgin Mary. After 2 years of war between Ethiopia's Government and Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) that took place both in Tigray and Amhara regions it will be celebrated on August 22, 2022 in Lalibela, and girls from neighbouring cities will gather around and celebrate at Church of St. George and Bete Maryam. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP Photo)
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