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The Lenten Season: Fasting to Reboot Your Body
What do you associate the month of March with? I always think of it as the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting…
Benefits of Vernacular Languages in Education
Eritrea is one of the countries in Africa that use vernacular languages as medium of instruction at schools. The…
A million years old three Species of Pigs from the Site of Buia (Eritrea)
According to modern studies, the origin of the family of pigs is known to be from Asia, and later they appeared in…
Long-Distance Trade Involving the Red Sea coast of Eritrea during the 1st…
One of the key aspects of the antiquity of Eritrea concerns the long-distance maritime trade, which prospered…
Coffee Ceremony: it Relaxes and Unites
There are times I am so busy at work or school that I don’t get to hang out with my friends as much as I would have…
Our Festivals: Arenas of Sustaining our Values and Heritage
Eritrea, a land of diversity, is rich in history and festivals. Many festivals are celebrated regularly every year…
A Glimpse into the History of the Dahlak Archipelago
The Dahlak Archipelago is situated in the central part of the Eritrean Red Sea, 58 km northeast of Mitsewa’e. It…
The Medieval Period of Modern day Eritrea: Reflections from Cultural…
The Red Sea of Eritrea was the gateway for the introduction of Christian and Islamic traditions into Africa apart…
Evidence of Writing Systems from the Antiquity of Eritrea
The very existence of writing systems in antiquity implies the sophistication of the cognitive map of early…
Initiation Rites in the Kunama Ethnic Group
The Kunama ethnic group are one of the early inhabitants of Eritrea. They speak Kunama, which belongs to the…
Shingale: Bilen Initiation Ceremony
Whenever I think of the rite of passage ceremonies, a video that was shown to us on our freshman course of…
Presentation on the Oral Tradition in Tigre Language
The Afar proverb which says ‘Intikuficintooy, aytiku-abbahficinto’ meaning “the ear is as old as the past” puts it…