Irreechaa Columbus Ohio - Oromo Thanksgiving

Irreechaa Columbus Ohio - Oromo Thanksgiving Celebrate Irreecha to thank Waaqa (God) for the blessings and mercies we have received throughout the year. It is attended by hundreds of thousands of people.

The Irreechaa festival is celebrated every year at the beginning of Birraa (Spring). Irreecha (also called Irreessa or Dhibaayyuu), is Oromo/Oromian Thanksgiving Holiday celebrating the end of the winter in Oromia State, Ethiopia. The Oromo people celebrate Irreechaa to thank Waaqa (God) for the blessings and mercies they have received throughout the previous year. The Irreechaa festival is celebr

ated every year at the beginning of Birraa (Spring), the new season after the dark and rainy winter season. Irreecha/Thanksgiving is celebrated at sacred lakes across Oromia and Hora Harsadi, Bishoftu, Oromia 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. In 2019, the festival was celebrated in the nation's and Oromia's capital Finfine (Addis Ababa) for the first time in 150 years, followed by Irreecha in Bishoftu. Irreechaa is also celebrated around the world where diaspora Oromos live especially in North America and Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreechaa

Happy 10 years of Irreecha celebration in Columbus, Ohio (Happy Oromian Thanksgiving). Let this year be a year of peace,...
09/26/2022

Happy 10 years of Irreecha celebration in Columbus, Ohio (Happy Oromian Thanksgiving).
Let this year be a year of peace, prosperity and love! Thanks to elders who blessed us in a very powerful way and wishing peace and freedom for our country Oromia.

We had fun šŸ„° unique, full of laughter, well organized, great food and great Birziā¤ļø.
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