What is Lideta?

Lideta Maryam is the feast that celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ.

It is one of the important Mariam feasts in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

🙏 Spiritual Meaning

➡️ This day honors:

• The beginning of salvation through Mary

• Her purity, humility, and obedience to God

• God’s preparation for the coming of Christ

👉 The faithful remember that through Mary, Christ came into the world

⛪ How It Is Celebrated

• Holy Liturgy (Kidase)

• Prayer and Mezmur (spiritual songs)

• Reading of scriptures about St. Mary

• Gathering of the faithful in church