A simpler form of shrine to the deceased saints is a rock-pile over the grave, often, though not always, at the base of one of the grand sycamore trees that, as elsewhere in Ethiopia, mark important cult and political sites. This week: shrines in Harar.
Harar is a Sufi area, and the old town and surrounding area is full of shrines to the local saints–over 300 of them, apparently. This one is on a central street, colorfully painted, and with two places for offerings and the burning of incense.
Freshly roasted beans still hot from the roasting are left to stir and cool off before being moved to bins.
Beans spilling out of the roaster at the Nure coffee roastery in Harar, Ethiopia.
Two of the different levels of roast at the Nure coffee roastery in Harar, Ethiopia.
In the Nure coffee roastery, Harar, Ethiopia.
An employee scoops freshly roasted beans at the Nure coffee roastery in Harar, Ethiopia.
A woman stops at the Italian market, to purchase meat from one of the stalls. In addition to goat, sheep, and cow, the locals consider camel meat to be a delicacy, and the butcher’s at the Italian market carry such.
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I was consciously trying to capture scenes of women traveling through the walled streets of Harar. There are few vehicles in the Jubol (the old city), and all kinds of errands are carried out by hand and foot.
Sorry for the less-than-inspired title.
A woman in earth-tones nicely matches the color of a wall with fading whitewash. Shortly afterwards, in preparation for Ramadan, all the walls and houses of the city were freshly repainted and whitewashed, and all those that could afford new clothes purchased them.
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I was consciously trying to capture scenes of women traveling through the walled streets of Harar. There are few vehicles in the Jubol (the old city), and all kinds of errands are carried out by hand and foot.
Sorry for the less-than-inspired title.