Usually a candidate for his training is attached to a priest or monk to whom he gives certain services, accompanying him on visits of families, festivals, and ceremonies in and outside the parish. First there is a prayer to be recited. . ], 8. Now the child practices read learns to take much care over words that must be read to together, the accents, the pauses and the soft or hard pronunciations of the syllables. If each church has one Nebab Bet, which is probably the case, then there are at least 15,000 one-teacher schools. With the expansion of the Kingdom and Christianity to the south and southwest, churches and monasteries were founded, which became for centuries important centers of learning. We shall not discuss here the historical development, but rather the educational activities of the schools, as we know them today in the country. After the great wars, particularly after the 17th century, cultural activities declined. From that time to the present the church schools have undergone little change. Ethiopia is, after all, the only African country to have preserved Christianity as its religion for over a millennium and a half. = . Through observation or day-to-day practice and instruction by his priest-master, the boy learns the Church activities and functions of a deacon and of a priest. The emigrants brought their secular and liturgical music traditions with them. The lessons advance in this manner day after day until the student finishes the fixed text of the hymn and knows it by heart. A teacher specialized in this branch of the liturgy teachers the Gebre Diquna and Gebre Qissina, i.e. Your email address will not be published. The web value rate of . () = , 31. 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - About-us . The Qne bet teachers say that once the student has been taught the way of right thinking, he attains a position to express himself or to criticize oth- ers views. = [ Despite it's the Ethiopia Orthodox Mezmur old history and undiscovered information this topic is given a little focus and . The following is a typical example of a Metsehaf Bet lesson. When the pupil knows the letters to some extent, he starts to practice reading a text. Last Checked: 01/18/2023. Saint John Chrysostom, Qerlos and others. (Literature school). () = , 2. () = , 20. 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(Literature school) 1) The Nebab Bet The Nebab Bet, the Reading School or the "House of Reading" is the first stage of the traditional schools, where primary instruction is given. Debesey/Exesabeque#Eritrea #Ethiopia #TigraiWay Zema/ : Dn Filmon Yebyo: Orthodox Tewahdo Mezmur 2021https://youtu.be/oEOuYUPqFi4Zemari Filmo Yebyo Zemari Bereket Tikue Zemarit Mari AlemZemarit Hermela YehishoDebesey/Exesabeque1. 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -, 11 - , 6 - , 9 - ( ), 10 - ( ), 12 - , 13 - , 34 - , 35 - , 17 - , 19 . MARYAM () : https://youtu.be/6I1ujFtU0CciTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id14481Apple Music : http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/14482. The following illustration may make this clear. Most studies conclude that there has been impressive consistency since the 1500s. [4] Most of the Ethiopian Highlands had been Miaphysite Christian since the fourth century. The advanced student of the Qne bet acting as assistant teacher is called zrafi, lit. = [ . . There are several reasons for this. In the Zema bet, the following major discipline blocks are taught: (1) the Dggwa, (2) the Zmmare/Mwat, (3) Mzgb qddase/ Satat (not required for those who want to be ordained deacon and priest) and (4) Aqqwaqwam. () = , 21. KEYARI TARIKEY ( ): https://youtu.be/3bpkpnH9qqUiTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id14481Apple Music : http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/14483. Here the child practices reading at a very lively pace, but without mistakes. memorization. The Nebab Bet, the Reading School or the House of Reading is the first stage of the traditional schools, where primary instruction is given. [4], Saint Yared has been credited with the invention of the musical tradition of Ethiopian liturgical chants. Today children use a printed table of letters, which is glued on a single sheet of cardboard. The story or legend of the saint whose feast is to be celebrated on the next day is then narrated; this comprises the theme of the Qene composition by the students, using the vocabulary and grammar already discussed at the session. = [ ], 7. Source = , 28 - = . = , 6. Prominent Zema bet are at Dbr Abbay (Tgray), Sllkula (Wllo) and Gon Tewodros (Goam). . - ., 2. A member of the Oriental Orthodox family of Churches, the Church of Ethiopia shares with them in essence a common faith. display: none !important; = , 29. He must also profoundly study traditional cultural, social, intellectual and educational values (Alemayyehu Moges 1973: 92). .. = , 28. The students listen attentively and try to remember the comment word for word. Therefore, these patristic writings are not to be considered critically, but simply learnt by heart. . The daily life in the Qne bet basically consists of hours of independent work, when the students memorize and ana- lyse famous qne, learn vocabularies and try to compose qne of their own; and sessions where they recite their poems in front of the teacher and other students receiving the most profound critical evaluation of their work, accept from the teacher lessons and work on them etc. When one of the students has mastered the hymn, he goes and sings before the teacher. .. = , 20. The prime function of the Nebab bet is to teach children to read religious books, practically all of which are in Geez. . = , 1. 1) The Nebab Bet raider. 37 - , 1 - - ( 1 - 7 ) , 2 - , 6 - , 8 - - ( 8 - 11 ) , 9 - , 1 - .. , 2 - , 3 - , 4 - , 5 - , 6 - , 7 - , 8 - ' , 9 - , 10 - ' , 11 - , 12 - , 13 - , 14 - , 15 - , 16 - , 17 - , 18 - . One could say that in the Qene School the content of learning covers practically all aspects of the values of the traditional social system in which the student lives. . GUNDI WEYNI ( ) : https://youtu.be/8rKoXPaauI47. One of the group reads a sentence or a phrase. = , 21. = , 05. Fewer young people are motivated to study in the higher church schools. These schools of commentaries are not to be found everywhere, but in large churches, Debre, and in monasteries, Geddam, where extensive libraries and famous teachers are to be found. For the authority of tradition in present day Ethiopia remains compelling and forceful. At this stage memorization is not felt as a burden by the student, because ever since his early days in the Nebab Bet he has developed his powers of memorization. = [ ], 3. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur have a long history in Ethiopia although their origins are not clear. Children master the 231 letters of the Geez syllabary, and are drilled in the art of good reading. A Debtera is a general term given to all those who have completed one of the higher schools of the church. The first type is known as Beluy. This does not include pupils receiving instruction in the village schools and in private compounds. 81 2 . When he is convinced that the pupil has reached the level of knowledge traditionally required at this stage of learning, he indicated that the time has come when he may leave the Nebab Bet. On such tables the number of the letters and the forms in the seven orders remain the same, but the place of the characters is changed or mixed up, so that the child cannot depend only on his memory and the sequence in which he has memorized the characters. The place of instruction is usually a communal hut near the teachers dwelling known as the Mahber Bet, or simply in the open or under a tree. BETI HAILI : ( ) : https://youtu.be/krOS4KgG_249. Addis Ababa December 1970. The heavy demands of cultivation and cattle tending force the parents to demand the services of their children. 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