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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ETHIOPIAN-CANADIAN DAY CELEBRATION IN TORONTO :: WAS CELEBRATED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 AT CHRISTIE PITS PARK

Toronto, Sept 13, 2009 -- In September, Ethiopians around the world will ring in the New Year. The Ethiopian calendar is one of the most ancient calendars and probably the oldest still in use officially.

To mark this uniquely Ethiopian event, the Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto and Surrounding Regions held a day-long event to celebrate our New Year On September 12th, 2009, from 10 am until 11 pm at Christie Pitts Park in Downtown Toronto. Key events include music and performances by Ethiopian and other artists, taste of Ethiopian cuisine, cultural dances and fashion shows, exhibits and sport events.

The Ethiopian-Canadian day, which started in 1999, is a celebration of our Canadian diversity. This year, approximately ten thousand Canadians of Ethiopian origin and other Canadians marked Ethiopia's entry into the new year with a day long event at Christie Pits Park.

The Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions is a Not-for-Profit and Charitable Organization incorporated in 1981. The Association has been providing Community and Social service programs to people of Ethiopian origin and others for the last twenty seven years.

For Media Contact: 

President:  Ayda Assefa at 416 694 1522 ayda@ethiocommun.org

VP :  Tibebe Woldemichael at 416 769 2304 wolde.michael@hotmail.com