Rahel in traditional church wear

Part of the celebration involves priests with elaborate umbrella's

Inside the field where the priests were spreading holy water

The red carpet, where priests walked down once it was clean

Singing and dancing on the carpet before the priests came

In Ethiopian culture, holding hands is a sign of friendship, so we often see males walking around hugging eachother and holding hands, something you would never see in England 

A very happy boy who wanted me to take a photo of him whilst eating his sugar cane

The priests

The "party" after