u/Negative_Presence687

> "ጫጫ ማለት ባዕድ ማለት ነዉ ከትሎማ ግጥም ያለዉ አይመስልም የመጣበትም መንገድ ለብቻው ነዉ መልኩም ዉብ ሥራውም አካኋንም የመንግሥት አኳኋን ነዉ...ሜጫ ከአምኃራ ይሻላል፡፡ በወንበር በበርጬማ ይቀመጣል ልብሱ ጥሩ ምግቡ ሥራዉ ሁሉ ጥሩ ከቱሉማ ጋር ግጥም የለውም" -- Asma Giyorgis and His Work: History of the Gāllā and the Kingdom of Šawā.

> "Meccià-Galla, who are distinguished by their industriousness, bring spears, knives, bits, and iron points for agriculture, because they work iron better than the other Galla. They bring to the markets their shields of buffalo hide and oxhide, and other leather objects, such as bags and water containers. They bring acorns, bracelets, necklaces and copper chains, and well-made umbrellas of rushes and straw. They bring terracotta objects, superior to those of the other Galla or the Guraghè; a very heavy cotton canvas, very ordinary, but woven quite well. The spears, daggers, knives, and other iron objects; the shields, crockery, tanned hides, copper trinkets, umbrellas, and the like, all things always crude, always primitive, are manufactured by other Galla of those surroundings, and are also brought to the markets, but they are always inferior, always less accredited than those of the Meccià" --- Alla terra dei Galla

> "the colour of the skin is not sufficient to characterise the varieties of the Abyssinian type, as it is of secondary importance with respect to these populations, and would in some cases lead to perfectly false ideas. I, for example, met with some who, without being Europeans, were much whiter than I was; a fact which I observed especially among the Galla populations of the South, belonging to the great family of the Meccia."

Mr. Moshe leading the group. Beautiful to witness the community singing together, traditional Jewish hymns, rich Jewish traditions, and practices alive and well in our diverse Amhara region. 🇮🇱🇪🇹