Eritrea - Ministry of Information

In one of my articles last year I introduced you to a certain Adey Gu’ey (completely made up), a lone wolf in her declining years. She hates small kids and is quick to lash out at any kids who dare enter her house uninvited.

When you go to a traditional market, it is for two reasons. You either want to sell your horse or you want to buy a gun. That’s in some lawless country.

Tomorrow is September 27th and Eritreans are already getting ready to mark Meskel with feasts, dancing and all kinds of merrymaking which includes the burning of a huge bonfire right in the middle of Bahti Meskerem. What does burning a bonfire (Damera) have to do with celebrating Meskel. Well let’s see….

A musical instrument is a device created by human creative capacity with the aim of producing musical sounds. In general, those objects that produce meaningful musical sounds by some kinds of waves may be considered as musical instruments. Nature is the first naturally existing musician. The wind sighs from giant trees and ferns, insects hum, birds sing, rain falls upon rocks and leaves, waves gurgle and splash on beaches, thunder booms across the sky – all are nature’s musical devices that turn the earth into a lively planet.

In Eritrea, according to the traditional or Ge’ez calendar, we are now in 2011!

One of the key features of cultural heritage practice deals with the valuation and valorization of heritage resources. The term valorization is derived from the concept of “value”. Valorization in cultural heritage refers to adding value, giving value or increasing value of a heritage resource. In this vein, cultural heritage resources have values for humanity, for the local population or for some groups of people.