Some students try to attend more than one master in more than one school, in order to reach a higher level of mastering qne. Ethiopianorthodox.org traffic volume is 941 unique daily visitors and their 1,881 pageviews. Zema bet ( , lit. () = , 1. For this purpose scanty training suffices. The pupil then repeats the sentence till he knows it well. = , 14. A publication of the EOTC, Your email address will not be published. 37 - , 1 - - ( 1 - 7 ) , 2 - , 6 - , 8 - - ( 8 - 11 ) , 9 - , 1 - ..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 - . Usually, there is no financial support for the students who must earn their living by begging and occasional works. () = , 3. What is the process of learning the letters? . = , 21. The prime function of the Nebab bet is to teach children to read religious books, practically all of which are in Geez. . A Debtera is a general term given to all those who have completed one of the higher schools of the church. .. = , 20. This way the group can compare its progress to know how far it had grasped the interpretation of the previous time. . = [ . b) Reading lessons from religious books b) Qene Bet The teacher first translates the sentence into Amharic and then comments on it. The first subject of study for the child is the set of Geez letters, known as the Fidel. Fewer young people are motivated to study in the higher church schools. = = , 15. Regional varieties may have become standardized over time, and more symbols and segments of music have become available for composers. He is credited for inventing the zema of the Church; the chant that has been in use continuously for the last almost 1500 years. Online Status. = [ ], 8. The commentaries of these teachings do not proceed under systematic theological or historical categories, but when each sentence or phrase of a text is interpreted, depending on the content, theological, moral and historical questions are raised, discussed, and developed. . From that time to the present the church schools have undergone little change. The higher schools of the church [4], Saint Yared has been credited with the invention of the musical tradition of Ethiopian liturgical chants. Rather, it is as a mnemonic. In turn, the knowledge of Qne bet is a precondition of the study of andmta in the mshaf bet. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church > > > > > > //// . All other texts are in Geez. . = , 22 - . 13 - ( ) = . 1) The Nebab Bet In this way the historical interpretations are mixed with legendary tales and special natural events, all considered to be miracles, and even concrete phenomena are given symbolical meanings. The activities of the priest, therefore, are limited to the rituals, which do not usually demand the understanding of the Scriptures. [10], Ethiopian Orthodox Christians form approximately 43.5% of the population of modern day Ethiopia. .. = , 19. 81 2 . Thus relatively little education is expected from a young man to be ordained an altar priest. He then learns Zeamlakiye (3 verses), Wazema (5 verses). One of the main reasons for this change is that the graduates of the church schools have lost their traditional elite status in the social order, which today particularly in the modern sector, is being occupied by those who have a modern western type of education. As a next step to help him distinguish individual letters, he is led to pronounce each letter reading from right to left and then from top to bottom. The rest, including the teaching the traditions and service of the Church, is learned through daily experience in the parish itself. The leading teachers and scholars of the church, who are known as Debtera, are trained in the higher school. However, he follows the progress of his student daily, so no special tests are needed. = , 9 - ( ) = ( )- ., 10 - . The priests and Church scholars who are the bearers and propagators of traditional learning have themselves been formed in the church school system that we propose to examine in some detail. = , 12. In practice however, few fall into this category, and these few are not usually known as Debtera. If he is not satisfied, he can leave the school and look for another one. In the afternoon the session or Gubae takes place again. This is considered one of the most important events in the life of the pupil. During the evening the student endeavours to find the proper music to fit the Qene model he is going to compose; since all Qene has to be sung, his Qene piece must be suited to a corresponding musical form. = [ ], 3. DEBESEY() : https://youtu.be/1MXnDADblAs5. Today children use a printed table of letters, which is glued on a single sheet of cardboard. Deggwa, Ethiopian antiphons, in particular are of much later origin, dating from the second half of the 16th century. The emigrants brought their secular and liturgical music traditions with them. [ ], 9. Contact-us . . = , 1. BEALTI XELOT ( ) : https://youtu.be/yyz8lAfwMFY6. The training challenges the memory of the child rather than leading him to think. When he is able to distinguish the letters he passes to the next drill known as Geez, i.e. Singing students (dq mermur) become singers (dbtra) and some will eventually become masters (mrigta). For the authority of tradition in present day Ethiopia remains compelling and forceful. () = , 2. . When he has composed his Qene verse after the model assigned to him by the teacher, he then approaches the teacher, who sits for the most part of the day at a place known to all. In other words, the church is successfully bridging the transition from strictly traditional scholarship to a new, dynamic era where traditional learning and modern education will blend together to ensure the continuity of Ethiopias Christian heritage in the setting of modern world. / [ ], 2. This limitation of the enrolment is mainly due to the large number applicants and to an insufficient number of schools, so parents, especially those who do not need the labour of their children, are obliged to send their children to the Nebab bet as a first step to enrolment in a modern government school. . = , 3. Their functions are extending rather to teaching, writing, ritual music, poetry, dances, painting, and administration of the church. 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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. Low and deep voice. This hope is perhaps one of the motives that encourages the student to spend more that half of his life at such a school. Such schools may perhaps play a wider role within the context of the national campaign for literacy and provide more instruction for adults as well as young pupils. After leaving the teacher each group moves apart and tries to comment on the text just as the teacher did, as much as possible word for word. However, in the urban centers and roadside towns the elementary church school, the Nebab Bet is flourishing as an institution to prepare pupils for Government schools, teaching young children literacy in Amharic. Here the child practices reading at a very lively pace, but without mistakes. The second branch is the Haddis, a specialized school on the commentaries of the 35 Books of the Ethiopian New Testament. 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. He should not, however, contradict or be critical of religious and other accepted values. - . Modern theological colleges exist which combine traditional studies with the broader curriculum demanded in the twentieth century. There are different Qne bet the main centres of learning are in Wadla (Wllo), Gong (Goggam), Wara (Damot, Goggam); Gondr (s. Admasu Gmbre 1971/72: 10). Traditionally writing is not taught, since this was not needed in everyday life, unlike reading which is necessary for daily prayers and participating in the church service. Non-Christian families are reluctant to send their children to a Nebab bet because it is closely integrated with the church. = [ ], 7. = , 8 - () = - - . This process is known as Qutir, i.e. A graduate of the Metsehaf Bet enjoys high prestige as a scholar and can take a high post in the Church hierarchy, such as head of a monastery (Gedam) or a large church (Debre). . If each church has one Nebab Bet, which is probably the case, then there are at least 15,000 one-teacher schools. A graduate of Qene School looks for a position in a Church and serves in the choir where he composes Qene and sings, or he may take a post as a minor teacher or administrator in the Church. and hunter (adda), because he leaves everything, even his native village and relatives, in order to study qnepoetry (nbaqom Qal Wld in PICES 3, vol. The student strains his power of expression to construct the Qene verses in a vivid, enigmatic manner or to express his experience in social life in connection with biblical stories, visions, and legendary events. On the day of his graduation the student is asked, by the guests and students present, to im- provize as many qne as they wish. () = , 1. Gradually the pupil masters the art of good reading. The office of a priest is particularly attractive to tenants or landless peasants, because a priest in his area enjoys privileges, and his office entitles him to possession of the land known as Semon land. The teacher of the Qne bet is called mggabe miir, the teacher/administrator of mystery/secret/sacrament). , . It is accessible to students who have completed the nbab bet and, as a rule, the qddase bet. = , 16 - = , 9. . = , 1. . () = - ., 10. . = . Parallels are quoted from the history of the country while interpreting the passages on the Holy Land. (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. = , 18. 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. After repeating the entire book of Psalms several times using Wurdnebab, he continues reading for months, even over a year, using the Qum-Nebab reading method. The pupil now learns to read the psalms, the most important devotional book of Ethiopian Christians. ( ) = , 13. a) Zema Bet (Music school) b) Quene Bet and (Poetry school) c) Metsehaf Bet which again have different subdivisions. In the Christian highlands of Ethiopia, the Church constituted the main guardian of traditional culture and provided the only schools in the land for many centuries. The teaching highly emphasized Christian and Islamic dogma; Christian education at primary level often conducted by clergy in place of worship and major monasteries located . Through history, the Ethiopian liturgical chants have undergone an evolution similar to that of European liturgical chants. Children of the clergy, who use church lands usually enter such schools in order to become deacon or priests in a church (and thus keep their church land in the hands of the family). Pupils need not understand the texts of these books, but they have to be able to read them well, since thee are the books read in the church service, where young boys serve as readers, deacons, and later on as priests. Source Each Nebab Bet may have an average of 20 pupils. The girls from traditional families who have attended the school usually marry before or shortly after they complete the lessons in the House of Reading. It is a one-teacher school, with instruction given by a priest or layman with church education. = , 08. 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. Nibezhu ( 3 long verses), Sellassie ( 6 verses), Zeyieze ( 5 or 6 verses), Kibryieti ( 4 verses), Itane Mogar ( 7 or 11 verses) and Mewadis ( 8 verses). A member of the Oriental Orthodox family of Churches, the Church of Ethiopia shares with them in essence a common faith. The main reason for wandering in search of schools and teachers is that in rural areas any higher education is not possible for a youth who remains with his parents, except in a few cases of Debtera families. ( .. ) ()= , 20. 'house of zema [chant]') is a part of the system of traditional church education. The related musical notation is known as melekket. The web value rate of . 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