The Irreecha Festival in Ethiopia

Thousands attended 'Oromo Thanksgiving' in Ethiopia

Oromo women wearing traditional clothes attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo women wearing traditional clothing attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Thousands of Oromo people attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo women wearing traditional clothing attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo people soak grass and pray by the river at the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo women wearing traditional clothes take a selfie during the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo women wearing traditional clothes attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo man, with his body painted, attends the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo man wearing traditional clothes attends the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) at Addis Ababa’s Bishoftu town in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Oromo woman wearing traditional clothes attends the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) in Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

Thousands of Oromo people attend the “Irreecha” festival (Oromo Thanksgiving) at Addis Ababa’s Bishoftu town in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 September, 2018. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]

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