Adey Abeba, Ethiopian new year

adey abeba, is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia.It symbolizes the end of the rainy season and the start of summer and also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. For Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash), a group of young girls sing the traditional new year song Abebayehosh and give adey abeba to their parents and loved ones as a symbol of luck and blessing for the new year.

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