Church of our lady mary of zion
At the bus stop of the church of our lady Mary of Zion in Aksum in the Tigray province, many things can be seen and done. Before a group can enter this church, however, all females must be left behind as to not enter the church. Therefore, all females are confined to the courtyard.This is due to the fact that no women have ever entered the church. In result, the only people to have entered are men.
In order to keep away any intruders from the Church, a spiked protective fence has been placed around it.
This church is considered to be one of the most important of churches in Ethiopia, some even consider it to be the most important in the world. One of the reasons for this is because it supposedly contains the ark of the covenant. Few people believe this claim, however, the ark of the covenant was the very covenant which was said to be given to Moses from God which stated the ten commandments. However, though they claim to hold this covenant, the only person that can see it is the guardian monks who guard it and pray over it. Once they enter the chapel that holds this covenant, they cannot set foot outside of it.
As the bus tour enters the church the bus tour will be able to notice many instances of the pilgrimages of Ethiopian orthodox Christians. If a tour group would have entered the church on the thirtieth of November, they would have been able to see the main festival of Zion of Maryam.
The first stop on the bus tour is the burial site of Tekle Giyorgis I, one of the emperors of Ethiopia in the churchyard.
One of the details that the bus tour will notice is the foundation stones. These beautiful foundation stones were built in the fourth century.
When the bus tour first enters the church, the first thing they will be able to see is a beautiful vestibule and behind a place called the Holy of Holies.
If a bus tour enters the church during an actual service they might be overwhelmed by the crowds of people worshipping. even though the large crowds is negative, it will not be regretted because of the beautiful service that will be seen.
By joining the Ethiopian bus tour, you would be able to see all these things and more! You won’t regret visiting this landmark.