TEMAKESO
MESKEL HOLIDAY
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TEMAKESO is a story book for children which tell about a religious as well as a traditional outdoor holiday in Dorze hayzo. The small boy who is living with his family in the capital is narrating the story. He left his birth place five years ago. The journey which took the whole day towards is wearing him down. He missed everyone and wanted to get to Dorze Hayzo as fast as possible. The bus which seats sixty people, took them from Addis Ababa to Arba Minch. It was hard to find a bus from Arba Minch to Dorze Hayzo though. Transportation is scarce during the holiday.
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About the Book
The small boy in the story is from Dorze Hayzo which is located 542kms away from the capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is telling about an outdoor holiday which is full of ceremonies. The boy is narrating in his own native language, Dorzigna.
About the Author
My name is Emebet Mesfin. I am a forty year old Ethiopian woman. My parents are from two different cultures. My mother is from Wadjitu in Central Shewa and speaks Oromigna. My father is from Gamo Gofa in the South and speaks Dorzigna. This first work is all about my father's culture. I would like to share stories from Dorze Hayzo. Writing has become like a second nature to me. I have been keeping regular journals for the last twenty five years. This coupled up with the pleasure I derive from reading story books I read for the kindergarten kids I had taught for the last thirteen years, decided me to be a writer. There will be more story books for children of the world especially for my nephews and niece I hope to publish after this one.