Welcome to Irrecha Awards
The Irrecha Award was instituted by NAFSI Event organizer in 2018 to recognize those elders, Ababa Gedas’, Had sinqes’, intellectuals, youths, think thank groups, governmental organizations, NGOS, Embassies, private companies, universities, communities, and individuals in Ethiopia through whose efforts conflict was turned to peace, the heritage culture was kept to continue and transferred to the generation, and who are actively working in the country’s cultural heritage with full effort and diligence. About Us
About Irrecha
The Oromo people in Ethiopia celebrate Irreecha every year in an extent not less than other big festivals of the country nationally. The celebration of Irreecha, which is concerned with fertility and the flourishing of life by Waaqa (God), a thanks-giving festive week, in October coincides with the end of the summer rainy dark cloudy season, where the rainy season leaves itself into a sunshine flowery one, especially in central and west and west-central highlands. This is the beginning of birra (autumn) season here are two types of Irreecha: Irreecha Malka (at river or waterbody) and Irreecha Tullu at mountains.
