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**A little about Irreechaa**
When we say #Irreechaa is a thanksgiving, we are not trying to make it what it is not. Irreechaa is merely a thanksgiving and here is what you need to know.
Irreechaa also called Irreessaa literally means a sacred gift.
*THREAD*
When we say #Irreechaa is a thanksgiving, we are not trying to make it what it is not. Irreechaa is merely a thanksgiving and here is what you need to know.
Irreechaa also called Irreessaa literally means a sacred gift.
*THREAD*
What the #Oromo do on Irreechaa is thanking GOD by giving him a gift. The gift they give him is a wet GRASS.
I will explain why grass out of all the precious gifts they could give him. But first why they thank him?
They thank God for a ‘means of life’ that he provided them.
I will explain why grass out of all the precious gifts they could give him. But first why they thank him?
They thank God for a ‘means of life’ that he provided them.
What they consider a means of life is GRASS and WATER. This is because the life of the Oromoo used to majorly depend on their cattle.
Oromo believes grass is the most sacred life sustaining gift God gave people.
Oromo believes grass is the most sacred life sustaining gift God gave people.
