Easter Week
What is Fetha Negest?
This specific legal/religious text is cited as a source defining fasting as abstinence from bodily needs.
In the EOTC tradition, the Resurrection is called Fasika or this Ge'ez word, which simply means "To Rise."
TINSAE
Which gospel mentions the guards at the tomb?
MATTHEW
What does Jesus Christ's resurrection confirm about his nature?
HE IS THE SON OF GOD
This phrase from the Nicene Creed, recited in every liturgy, confirms the Early Church's belief that Christ's triumph guarantees our future life: "And we believe in the... [blank] ...of the dead."
RESURRECTION
What is being touched/patted with olive branches?
This specific action, done during Good Friday, symbolizes the whipping of Christ.
The EOTC teaches Christ’s Resurrection is unique because He rose by this specific authority.
HIS DIVINE AUTHORITY
In which gospel does Mary Magdalene mistake Jesus for a gardener?
JOHN
What is the 50 days between Easter and Pentecost?
This exception period temporarily suspends Wednesday and Friday fasting.
This early Christian practice, strongly emphasized in the Acts of the Apostles, was often combined with fasting to receive guidance from the Holy Spirit and was foundational in the Early Church’s spiritual life.
PRAYER
What is Se’ur (Green Saturday)?
This rarely observed Saturday is called “unobserved” because it becomes a fasting day only once a year.
This Old Testament event, where a lamb was provided in place of Isaac, is taught as a prophetic foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice.
BEZA OF ISSAC or SACRIFICE OF ABRAHAM
This disciple was specifically invited by Christ to touch His side to overcome his doubt after the Resurrection.
THOMAS
When is prayers for the dead not performed?
During Passion Week, this type of prayer is intentionally not performed to reflect Christ’s suffering.
In the early Ethiopian Church, this Queen is credited with finding the "True Cross" on which Christ was crucified.
QUEEN HELENA (SAINT ELENI)
What is Metsague?
This Sunday focuses on healing the sick and restoring sight.
This feast, celebrated the Sunday after Fasika, is known as "The Second Resurrection" and marks the realization of faith for the disciples.
DAGMAWI TINSAE
What two things are repeated in all accounts of Christ's resurrection?
EMPTY TOMB + TO SPREAD THE NEWS
This Amharic/Ge'ez term for "Redemption" refers to Christ as the substitute who paid the price for our salvation.
BEZA
The EOTC honors this 4th-century saint and first Bishop of Ethiopia, who taught the Axumite Kingdom that Christ rose by His own Divine Authority to defeat death eternally.
ABBA SELAMA
What is sedge (olive leaf symbolism)?
This symbolic object used on Saturday morning traces back to Noah’s Ark and represents good news.
Why was the disciples' spiritual eyes were not yet opened (they were prevented from recognizing Him)?
Sin, doubt, and grief can “veil” spiritual vision.
What does Jesus say AND do to prove He is not a ghost after His resurrection?
LUKE 24:36-43 "Touch me and see for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."
What is demonstrated when washing the feet of parishioners?
This symbolic act performed on Maundy Thursday directly imitates Christ’s demonstration of humility.
This early non-canonical Ge’ez text, preserved uniquely within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church tradition, expands on the creation narrative and the fall of the angels, and is explicitly referenced in the New Testament Epistle of Jude—making Ethiopia the only major Christian tradition to fully retain it in its biblical canon.
Book of Enoch