Tens of thousands of vibrantly dressed Ethiopians descended on downtown Addis Ababa for an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend.
Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, and takes place at the end of the country's main rainy season.
Each year, festival-goers gather around sacred rivers and lakes to thank their creators for the greenery that the rains have brought.
"I've been celebrating Irreecha for the past nine years," 25-year-old Moata Abdulmajid (pictured below) told the BBC.
"To me, Irreecha represents my identity, it reflects the pride and greatness of my people."
