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Genna (Ethiopian Christmas)

After a 43-day fast, Ethiopian Christians share doro wat and injera on Christmas morning.

The faithful spending the night praying at Emmanuel Church in honor of the Virgin
Photo: Tanjagari, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Genna (Ethiopian Christmas)

Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christians keep Christmas, called Genna, in early January. It follows the Fast of the Prophets, 43 days without meat, eggs or dairy. After a night in church, families go home to break the fast. The centre of the meal is doro wat, a slow chicken stew with berbere spice and whole boiled eggs, eaten from a shared tray of injera. Honey wine and home-brewed beer are poured, and the coffee ceremony closes the meal.

The dishes

WatSpiced chicken stew with eggs, the dish that breaks the fast.InjeraSour flatbread that is both plate and spoon.TejHoney wine poured for the feast.KitfoMinced beef with spiced butter, served on feast days.TellaHome-brewed beer made for the holiday.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Ethiopian Christmas" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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