Ethiopian Mourning
Haile Selassi 1., “annointed of God, Lion of Judah,” and Emperor of Ethiopia, much grieved over the death of a beloved daughter, has broken with tho past and ordored that henceforth in hk? land death shall bo mourned for three days, and not forty. Furthermore, good Ethiopians may weop, sil* estly or loudly, and may put a black band on their clothes, but they shall not scratch their faces, leap, take off their clothes or dye their costumes either black or yellow. This modernising will do away with very elaborate omotional practices, the loss of which will be much regretted by conservative elements of the population.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7246, 28 August 1933, Page 2
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108Ethiopian Mourning Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7246, 28 August 1933, Page 2
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