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Africa's Child: Ethiopia: Festival of Fire

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3 people in red, gold, and green headbands sit on horses. Men stand in front of them on both sides. Caption. Selamawit as narrator. Red, gold, and green are the colors of the Ethiopian flag.

An Ethiopian teenager shares her life in Addis Ababa, the capital, as she talks about her religious life, schooling, foods, ambitions, and the Meskel Festival.

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Runtime: 19 minutes 19 seconds

Lesson Guide
Tuareg boy smiles broadly and looks slightly off camera. Caption. Another of our Tuareg customs, is wearing blue clothes.
Africa's Child
Episode 1
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Masai boy in red and white shuka looks down at an object held in his fingers. Caption. He tells us that smiling and laughing is for women, not us men.
Africa's Child
Episode 2
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Crowd of Swazi children and women stand in front of a building. Caption. I don't know how many of us live here.
Africa's Child
Episode 3
14 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of interconnected beam structure with train and cityscape in background.
Africa's Child
Episode 4
14 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Lush, green landscape with trees in background and brown sign in foreground. Caption. It will make me sad if more of the forest is cut down.
Africa's Child
Episode 5
14 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 10
3 people in red, gold, and green headbands sit on horses. Men stand in front of them on both sides. Caption. Selamawit as narrator. Red, gold, and green are the colors of the Ethiopian flag.
Africa's Child
Episode 6
19 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 10

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