Marium’s festival is one of the grand festivals in Axum. I had visited the Tsion Church on 30, November,2009, during Marium’s festival. I was really enthralled by the crowd and the grandeur of the celebrations. The people of Axum love celebrations and they are traditional and timid while celebrating the festivals. On November, 30, 2009, it was really awesome experience in my life.
Tsion Church during Marium Festival
The church was full of offers and prayers during the whole day, the crowd inside the church was so calm and decent during the whole day. I observed two Q’s just before the altar or main place inside the church. This is one of the important churches in Ethiopia, having lot of historical background. As far as, I know, the church was built by Haile Selassie the greate, one of the emperors of Ethiopia.
Tsion Church - External Look
The church is very spacious with four entrances all around the church. The surroundings and vicinity inside and outside of the church is very beautiful.
The Steles of Aksum-Opposite Tsion
The above photo is the vicinity of the Tsion (Marium Church), the objects that are standing are Steles of Aksum. Steles are main attractions of the Aksum town, being one of the important spots for the tourists.
