Hidar Tsion (Annual Pilgrimage of Saint Mary at Axum)

Mariam Zion(Hidar Tsion)- Celebration of Saint Mary of Axum is one of the main festivals celebrated in Axum. This festival is celebrated every (HIDAR 21 G.C)  to venerate St. Mary and especially to honor the believed existence of the Ark of the Covenant in St. Mary church of Axum. The celebration starts at the eve.

 
Axum Zion (Hidar Zion) is associated with the presence of the Ark of the Covenant in Axum. This church is the first to be built in Ethiopia. This festival is attended by hundreds and thousands of people from all over the World every year, making it one of the most joyous annual pilgrimages in Axum, the "sacred city of the Ethiopians”.