Or Happy New Year. September 11th is Ethiopian New Year. It is our first Ethiopian New Year together as a family. Long before we had our referral, we had discussed ways to incorporate Ethiopian culture into our family and we agreed to celebrate Ethiopian New Year.
So what are we doing? Well, Kiya is still young so it will be low key and we will add to it each year. So this year we are going to have dinner together at Buraka, our local Ethiopian restaurant and take a family picture.
It is so great to have a reason to celebrate on September 11th. Since 2001, this date has been a little rough for me. It will always be my "I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing" moments. Both when I heard the news of the attack and later in the day when I heard I had lost a former resident on Flight 93.
So Melkam Addis Amet.
For more info on Ethiopian New Year click here : http://rastafarionline.com/files/AddisAmet.pdf
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