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These photos were taken of a traditional Eritrean/Ethiopian coffee ceremony hosted by Trihas and her family at their home in Moorefield, West Virginia on June 26, 2021. Trihas and her family are immigrants from Eritrea and work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Trihas friends and coworkers, Azeb and Kelem, who are Ethiopian immigrants, as well as Hardy County ESOL teacher Amy Lough were also guests at the ceremony. Inside Appalachia Folkways producer Clara Haizlett and West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard are working on a radio piece about the coffee ceremony for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

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Trihas boils water for coffee as part of a traditional Eritrean coffee ceremony, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldEritreanCoffeeCeremony.Photo.013.6.26.21
Title:
Trihas boils water for coffee as part of a traditional Eritrean coffee ceremony, 1 of 2
Date:
2021-06-26
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
These photos were taken of a traditional Eritrean/Ethiopian coffee ceremony hosted by Trihas and her family at their home in Moorefield, West Virginia on June 26, 2021. Trihas and her family are immigrants from Eritrea and work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Trihas friends and coworkers, Azeb and Kelem, who are Ethiopian immigrants, as well as Hardy County ESOL teacher Amy Lough were also guests at the ceremony. Inside Appalachia Folkways producer Clara Haizlett and West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard are working on a radio piece about the coffee ceremony for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Subject:
Immigrants--United States, Cooking, Eritrean, Eritreans--United States, Coffee, foodways
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection