Raya Rayuma has been part of Tigray since the Aksumite times
Posted: 22 May 2020, 03:32
95% of the population in Raya Rayuma speaks Tigrigna and has Tigrayan culture. 98% of the population is Orthodox Chiristian.
The Amhara in Raya are migrants from other regions of Ethiopia from Shoa. They are located in the towns of Korem, Almata and Kobo. The country side of Raya is entirely Tigrayan. There is also Oromo influence in Raya, but the number of Oromos speaking is quite few.
The Rayans dress like south east Asians ( Srilanka), but this does not mean they are asians.
The plateau or mountainous regions of Raya ( Bora Slowa, Bokra, Debar, Alje, Samre etc) enjoy one of the oldest Christian cultures in the world and are Tigrayan out and out. They are bound by the laws of the old testament and accept the new Testament. Each Orthodox church has a sample the Holy Bible in Geez in Brana ( sheep/goat's skin). They baptise their children in the nearest Church usually a few metres away.
Tigrigna in Raya is original. Rayans living in Town use amharic words. But those in villages speak Tigrigna only.
The Amhara in Raya are migrants from other regions of Ethiopia from Shoa. They are located in the towns of Korem, Almata and Kobo. The country side of Raya is entirely Tigrayan. There is also Oromo influence in Raya, but the number of Oromos speaking is quite few.
The Rayans dress like south east Asians ( Srilanka), but this does not mean they are asians.
The plateau or mountainous regions of Raya ( Bora Slowa, Bokra, Debar, Alje, Samre etc) enjoy one of the oldest Christian cultures in the world and are Tigrayan out and out. They are bound by the laws of the old testament and accept the new Testament. Each Orthodox church has a sample the Holy Bible in Geez in Brana ( sheep/goat's skin). They baptise their children in the nearest Church usually a few metres away.
Tigrigna in Raya is original. Rayans living in Town use amharic words. But those in villages speak Tigrigna only.