Irecha

Irreecha, is a Thanksgiving holiday celebrating the end of the winter in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Irreecha is the most celebrated cultural festival in Africa. The Oromo people celebrate Irreecha to thank (God) for the blessings and mercies they have received throughout the previous year. The Irreecha festival is celebrated every year at the beginning of (Spring), the new season after the dark and rainy winter season. It is attended by hundreds of thousands people. The Thanksgiving is celebrated at sacred lakes across Oromia Region like the Hora Finfinne and Hora Harsadi, Bishoftu, Oromia Region as a whole. Once at the lake, festival-goers immerse freshly cut green grass and the flowers they are carrying and sprinkle themselves and place in water.

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