Christmas play at an Armenian school in Addis Ababa, 1926

Christ is born, good tidings to you and to us!

A Christmas scene at one of the Armenian schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1926. Girls dressed as winged angels play the violin and mandolins, 3 children with crowns and false beards portray the Magi, and several with staffs portray the shepherds. In the middle, a small child lies in the manger.

The banner behind reads “Armenian School” in French, along with inscriptions in Armenian and in Ethiopian script.