Ethiopian sport federation in North America committee announced that Ababa Tesfaye will be gust of honor for the2008 soccer tournament, Ababa Tesfaye is a renowned children story-teller on Ethiopian national television. Every night at the beginning of the popular children's show, he presents folk-tales "teret teret yelam beret "to children accompanied by his characteristic eye-catching passion and enthusiasm. He is a charming character for generations of Ethiopian children and his only one of its kind passion is always integral
He has been putting smiles on the faces of children while providing them with complete grounding in Ethiopian history, cultural practices and etiquette. His stories and the way they are told are among most Ethiopians' favorite childhood memories for they are unique, quite telling, and most of all, enjoyable. June 2006, the day that every body remember the grandfatherly Ababa Tesfaye was fired, after a young child on his program uttered a derogatory word for one of Ethiopia's main ethnic groups.
He has been putting smiles on the faces of children while providing them with complete grounding in Ethiopian history, cultural practices and etiquette. His stories and the way they are told are among most Ethiopians' favorite childhood memories for they are unique, quite telling, and most of all, enjoyable. June 2006, the day that every body remember the grandfatherly Ababa Tesfaye was fired, after a young child on his program uttered a derogatory word for one of Ethiopia's main ethnic groups.
