Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal Celebrate New Oromo Community

October 23, 2013 · Finfinne Tribune | Gadaa.com   |  Comments

(Madda Walaabuu Press) – On October 12, 2013, the Oromo Community of Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal, Norway, celebrated the foundation of its community organization in the presence of more than 100 participants, including Norwegians and other nationals as well as Oromos who came from other parts of Norway for the celebration.

The community held the historic occasion at Tingvoll Aldershjem in the town of Tingvoll, and the event included different programs celebratingOromummaa.

The celebration began with “eebbaa” (blessings by elders, according to Oromo tradition), and it was followed by one minute silence for our fallen heroes and heroines.

After the one minute silence, the leader of the program, Obbo Badhassa Dalassaa, invited the community organization’s chairperson, Obbo Aadam Jaalatoo, for a brief presentation about the Oromo people and the community. Obbo Aadam presented about the Oromo people’s culture, identity, country, tradition and history. He indicated Oromia (Oromo’s country) is the richest region in the Horn of Africa. He introduced well about the Oromo people, specially to members of the audience who had not heard much about the Oromo nation before. Obbo Aadam Jaalatoo also presented about the Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal Oromo Community – including their plan for the future.

The presentation of Obbo Aadam was followed by speeches from the contact person of the community, Miss Åshild Husby Bergem, and the Mayor of the Tingvoll Municipality, Mr. Peder Hanem Aasprang. Both appreciated and praised the Oromo Community and wished it more successes in its commitments, and promised to work with the Oromo Community in their areas of specialty. Moreover, they also confirmed that they had got better understandings about the problems the Oromo people face in the Ethiopian empire.

The presentation by Obbo Masfiin Taaddasaa about the human rights violations against the Oromo people in the Ethiopian empire, was also part of the occasion. The next speaker was Aaddee Tigist Jima, in charge of the Women and Youth Affairs in the Community, also gave a speech on Oromo women and youth.

The audience was entertained by walaloo (poem) entitled, “Oromiyaa Biyyaa Koo” (Mother Oromia), by a 9-year-old Oromo girl, Falmatuu Aadam – who also encouraged the Oromo community living outside Oromia to teach the Oromo language and culture to their children.

The Oromo coffee ceremony as well as a traditional dinner were parts of the celebration; the event was concluded with a night of Oromo music and traditional dances.

To read more about the Oromo Community in Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal, visit: http://oromocommunityromsdal.wordpress.com/

Video report from the event:

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