It's Ganna!!!!

My Christmas tree is still up and our nativity sets are still filling our home with cozy Christmas joy. We are still listening to Christmas music and... besides laziness and not wanting to say good-bye to the special decorations we have an actual potential reason for keeping the Christmas season going... Ethiopia still follows the ancient Julian calendar, so Ethiopians celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's celebration of Christ's birth is called Ganna. Now I can stretch the Christmas season a little longer as I honor the celebration of Christ's birth in Ethiopia! Thinking of so many sweet babies having their first Christmas in Ethiopia today... Have you all heard the Third Day song called "Merry Christmas"? It is on their Christmas offerings CD. For anyone who is waiting for baby to come home, grab a tissue before you listen!

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