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Ethiopian Christmas
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<p>Ethiopian Christmas is a <a href="/facts/Holiday/kM9E3s9q">holiday</a> celebrated by the <a href="/facts/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church/l46wvlRq">Ethiopian Orthodox</a> and <a href="/facts/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church/zJPygneW">Eritrean Orthodox</a> churches, as well as <a href="/facts/P%2527ent%2527ay/x6tkjcBb">Protestant</a> and <a href="/facts/Ethiopian_Catholic_Church/RW2d1Qvy">Catholic</a> denominations in <a href="/facts/Ethiopia/LVujNp5v">Ethiopia</a>, on <a href="/facts/7_January/TENKxMQr">7 January</a> (Tahsas 29 in the <a href="/facts/Ethiopian_calendar/zvuhPNzG">Ethiopian calendar</a>). </p><p>One of the distinct features of Ethiopian Christmas is a traditional game similar to <a href="/facts/Hockey/3WDjCm1x">hockey</a>. The game is believed to have evolved from the shepherds tending their flocks on the night <a href="/facts/Nativity_of_Jesus/LlgLcFVz">Jesus was born</a>. </p>