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		<title>Secrets Of Ethiopia Adoption</title>
		<link>http://www.checkoutethiopia.com/2008/05/09/secrets-of-ethiopia-adoption/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are very few agencies within the country that allow for or manage Ethiopia adoption. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Learning About The Capital Of Ethiopia</title>
		<link>http://www.checkoutethiopia.com/2008/04/21/the-land-of-punt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The capital of Ethiopia was founded in 1887. Addis Ababa is the capital, the commercial and political capital of the African nation of Ethiopia. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia&#039;s Kingdom of Aksum</title>
		<link>http://www.checkoutethiopia.com/2008/04/10/ethiopias-kingdom-of-aksum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Aksum is notable for a number of achievements:&#160;its own alphabet, the Ge&#039;ez alphabet, which was modified to include vowels, becoming an abugida (writing system in which consonants are inherently associated with vowels).&#160;In the early times of the kingdom, giant Obelisks to mark King&#039;s (and nobles&#039;) tombstones were constructed, the most famous of which is the Obelisk of Aksum. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethiopian Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.checkoutethiopia.com/2008/04/10/the-ethiopian-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ethiopia&#8217;s country is based on agriculture.&#160;Agriculture makes up half of the country&#8217;s gross domestic product , sixty percent of its exports, and eighty percent of the country&#8217;s employment. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.checkoutethiopia.com/2008/03/20/the-ethiopian-coffee-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;The Ethiopian people are very proud of their coffee and they show this in their well known coffee ceremonies.&#160;The Coffee Ceremony is a very important part of socializing in Ethiopia and to be invited to a coffee ceremony is always considered a sign of respect and friendship.&#160;Performing the ceremony for visitors is almost an obligation of whoever is hosting the get-together.&#160;
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The first thing you need to know is that the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony is by no means a quick ceremony.&#160;On the contrary, the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony can often last for hours.&#160;This is because this ceremony is very important to the Ethiopians, and because this ceremony is not just a fancy way of serving already brewed Ethiopian Coffee.&#160;This ceremony involves brewing coffee from start to finish including the cleaning and roasting of the beans.&#160;While many rituals have been trivialized in the Western world, in Ethiopia they take great pride in their traditions.&#160;
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The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony takes place after a meal has been finished and is usually performed three times a day&#8212;in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening.&#160;Grass is cut and the fresh grass is spread around on the ground.&#160;This is done &#8220;to bring in the freshness and fragrance of nature.&#8221;&#160;There is also an incense burner that holds smoking etan (gum).&#160;
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The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony itself is usually performed by a woman dressed in traditional Ethiopian costume.&#160;This costume consists of a white dress whose borders have been interwoven with colorful threads.&#160;She starts off by arranging all of the ceremonial pieces on the fresh grass that has been brought in.&#160;She then washes a handful of coffee beans in a heated pan and then stirs and shakes the bean husks away.&#160;As they are roasted in the heated pan they will turn black and shiny and the aromatic oil will start to be coaxed out of them.&#160;As the smoke rises from the pan it is a sign of politeness to draw that smoke toward you, inhale it as deeply as you can and then express your great pleasure at the beautiful aroma.&#160;You can express this pleasure by saying &#8220;betaim tiru no&#8221;, which means &#8220;lovely.&#8221;&#160;
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Once the beans are ready, the woman officiating the ceremony grinds the beans with a mortar and pestle and then the coffee grounds are stirred into a black clay coffee pot which in local speak is called a &#8220;jebena.&#8221;&#160;This coffee pot is round at the bottom and has a straw lid.&#160;&#160; When the coffee is ready to be served it is served in tiny china cups.&#160;There will be at least three spoonfuls of sugar added.&#160;
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In order to not be thought rude, you must drink at least three cups of the freshly brewed coffee because each of the three cups its own name.&#160;The first cup is called the &#8220;abol&#8221;, the second cup is called the &#8220;huletegna&#8221; and the third is called &#8220;berekha&#8221; and is thought to contain a blessing. (...)]]></description>
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