Racing #2, Leddet (Ethiopian Christmas), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 Another racer at the Leddet games in Jan Meda.
Racing, Leddet (Ethiopian Christmas), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 Horse racing is one of the traditional games during Leddet, the Ethiopian celebration of Christmas.
Head-dress, Leddet (Ethiopian Christmas), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 A man wears a traditional Oromo cultural head-dress (in former times, made from the mane of a lion–since lions were hunted out in Ethiopia, perhaps more likely horse hair) at the Leddet games in Jan Meda field, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Preparations, Leddet (Ethiopian Christmas), January 2009 A sheep is slaughtered, to be served as dinner for Leddet (Ethiopian Christmas).