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Gentle curiosity

Captured at the yearly "Sigd" ("worship" in Amharic) holiday of the Ethiopian jewish community in Israel.

The holiday symbolizes the Jewish covenant in receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai.

The Ethiopian community in Israel celebrates the holiday by holding a mass ceremony in Jerusalem, led by the “Kessim,” the spritual leaders of the community.

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Uploaded on February 15, 2021
Taken on November 30, 2016