Earlscourt Park, 1200 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto, ON M6H3Z8

Ashenda Festival is a intergenerational traditional Tigrayan celebration of femininity. Ashenda is a colourful annual event with food, live music, dancing and singing. Tigrayan women and girls of all faiths wear traditional white dresses with beautiful embroidery and accessories. All are welcome! This year the festival takes on new meaning as it will also highlight how Tigrayan women and girls have been prime targets in the genocidal war on Tigray that started in Nov 2020. Their bodies have become a…