(12.06.2025, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) The Waaqeffannaa Association in Victoria Australia is deeply saddened by the news of the killing of six Waaqeffannaa members while they were worshipping. Waaqeffannaa Assembly in Oromia reported on their press…
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The Global Waaqeffannaa Assembly is deeply saddened by the news of the killing of six Waaqeffannaa members while they were worshipping. Waaqeffannaa Assembly in Oromia reported on their press release that members of Waaqeffannaa Assembly…
Waaqeffannaa (also spelled *Waaqeffanna*) is the indigenous, monotheistic religion of the Oromo people of Ethiopia and parts of Kenya. It centers on the worship of **Waaqa (God)**, a supreme, omnipresent deity associated with the sky,…
Irreechaa Arfaasaa, the Oromo people’s springtime thanksgiving festival, is a symphony of gratitude—to Waaqa (the Creator), to the Earth’s bounty, and to the resilience of community. For diaspora children, it becomes a living classroom where…
Ayyaanni Yaadannoo Warra Abbaa Oromoo Marsaa 15ffaa, kan Fulbaana 19 fi Amajjii 3 kabajamu, ayyaana guddaa uummata Oromoo fi aadaa Waaqeffannaa keessatti kabajamuu dha. Ayyaanni kun yaadannoo warra Abbaa Oromoo, kanneen akka Abbaa Gadaa, Abbaa…
Madda Walaabuu holds profound cultural, spiritual, and historical significance for the Oromo people. It is considered the sacred birthplace of the Oromo nation and a central symbol of Oromo identity, unity, and heritage. Below is…
Sacred places hold immense importance in Waaqeffannaa, the traditional Oromo religion, as they are deeply intertwined with the spiritual, cultural, and social fabric of the Oromo people. These places are not just physical locations but…
Sacred places like Odaa Nabee are deeply symbolic in Oromo culture, representing a wide range of spiritual, historical, political, and cultural values. These symbols are embedded in the Oromo worldview and are central to their…
Waaqeffannaa is the religion by which human beings believe in one God and live by it since ancient times. This is the religion by which the Oromo know the Waaqaa (God) and live by the…
Akka aadaa Oromootti dubartiin deessee gaafa guyyaa shanaffaa maatii, ollaa fi hiriyoon walitti dhufanii deessuu jajjabeessu. Qophiin kun ‘shanan’ jedhama. Shanan irratti eebbii fi kunuunsi nyaata ‘marqaa’ deessuuf godhamu akka jajabaattee kaatuu fi eela da’umsaa…