10 Things NOT TO Do in Ethiopia!
Ethiopia is the home to nine UNESCO World Heritage sites, and an exciting country to visit. When you are a tourist, however, there are some things that you will want to avoid doing in this country. Some are just a waste of time while others may end up getting you hurt or even killed.
1. Don't Try to Speak the Language
It is a good thing that in most areas of the country, English is widely spoken. The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic, with its own alphabet. But there are over 83 different languages and regional variations spoken across the country. So...
2. Don’t Assume Noon is Noon
If you have a meeting at a certain time, be sure to check if that is on international time or Ethiopian time. Since Ethiopia sits almost on the equator, their days stay the same length throughout the year. Therefore, sunrise is at one, and the count begins for two 12-hour cycles. It can be noon on international time and 6PM on Ethiopian time, so be sure to clarify what time you're following.
3. Don’t Be Your Own Tour Guide
In many countries, you can travel around without a local guide, but Ethiopia is not one of those places. You will need a guide to reach many areas, and even some of the most famous things to do, like visiting Danakil, can be dangerous to do on your own. At the same time, make sure that your guide speaks English and that you get the all-inclusive price, so that extra fees are not tacked on at the end.
4. Don’t Forget Lunch
Everything grinds to a halt in Ethiopia for at least an hour at lunchtime with everything closing. Take advantage of this time to eat a good lunchtime meal. One thing you will want to try in Ethiopia is their fasting meals on Wednesdays and Fridays when no meat, fish or dairy products are eaten, so they make delicious vegan-friendly dishes.
5. Don’t Leave Your Winter Clothes at Home
Since this country sits near the equator, you would expect it to be warm all the time, but that is not true because many of the places that you will want to visit sit at a higher altitude and can get chilly in the evening. For example, in Simien National Park, temperatures can drop to 28 degrees Fahrenheit at night, so you need to dress in layers. At the same time, there are many places in the country where it can get scorching hot, like the Danakil Depression, where one of only four living lava lakes in the world is found, and has recorded temperatures of 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. Don’t Give Children Gifts
This may make you feel uncomfortable, but in most locations, you will encounter lots of begging children. Do not interact with them in any way, or it will encourage them to keep bugging you until you give them money. This practice needs to stop so that the children go to school and get an education.
There are many beautiful places to visit in Ethiopia. Keeping these negative things in mind will actually help you have a more positive vacation in this great country.
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10 Interesting Facts about Ethiopia
From the world's oldest human fossil to virgin priests who claim they guard the Ark of the Covenant, Ethiopia boasts a unique treasure of history and culture. Learn more about this stunning country with these interesting Ethiopia facts.
1) The name “Ethiopia” comes from the Greek words aitho and ops, which together mean “burnt face.” The ancient Greeks believed that the Sun fell on Ethiopia, burning the inhabitants and creating the deserts.
2) In some parts of Ethiopia, wearing a large disc in the lower lip is considered beautiful.
3) Thirteen percent of Ethiopian children, or about 4.6 million, are missing one or both parents. Nearly a quarter of these parents have been lost in the AIDS epidemic.
4) Ethiopian Christians claim that the Ark of the Covenant is in a chapel in a small town in Aksum, Ethiopia. Virgin monks guard the chapel and are forbidden to set foot outside the chapel grounds until they die
5. Ethiopian distance runner Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win the gold medal in the Olympic Marathon in 1960. He ran the race barefooted.
6. Raw meat is considered a delicacy in Ethiopia.
7. Ethiopia is mentioned 40 times in the Bible, and it is one of the few countries mentioned in the Bible, the Koran, Homer’s Odyssey, and many other ancient books.
8. The earliest instance of human ancestors using tools has been traced to Ethiopia.
9. The oldest human skeleton ever discovered was unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974. Nicknamed “Lucy,” the skeleton is over 3.2 million years old.
10. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that has never been formally colonized.
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The range of terrain and climate make Ethiopia the fourth largest biodiversity zone on earth – with more unique species of flora than any other country in Africa – and a wildlife lover’s paradise.
Ethiopia’s birdlife is among the best in Africa thanks to its incredible range of different habitats and proximity to the equator. Of the 860 species found here, 18 are endemic.
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For over two millenniums, the word 'Habesha' and its numerous variants (Habashat, Habasa, Habesh, Habeshi, Abesha) have been used to name geographical pockets of territory and people extending from the Arabian Peninsula to the furthest limits of the Horn of Africa region. Although the word is of great antiquity, there is no consensus on what it actually means. In order to understand why this is the case, we must first look back at its origins.
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Ethiopia's population is highly diverse with different languages and ethnic groups.
Most of its people speak an Ethiosemitic or Cushitic language which are both part of the Afroasiatic language family, while others speak Nilo-Saharan languages.
The Oromo, Amhara, Somali and Tigrayans make up more than three-quarters of the population, but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups within Ethiopia.
Some of these have as few as 10,000 members.
English is the most widely spoken foreign language and is taught in all secondary schools.
Amharic was the language of primary school instruction but has been replaced in many areas by local languages such as Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya.
Widely-spoken foreign languages include Arabic , English , and Italian .
According to the CIA Factbook the religious demography of Ethiopia is as follows; Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, and other 0.8%.
The largest diaspora community is found in the United States.
Census Bureau, 250,000 Ethiopian immigrants lived in the United States as of 2008.
An additional 30,000 U.S.-born citizens reported Ethiopian ancestry.
There are also large number of Ethiopian emigrants in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Lebanon, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Australia.
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