Melkam Gena Ethiopian Christmas Card
A 5x7 (1500x2100) portrait greeting card on undyed cotton white, with tibeb style woven borders top and bottom in deep Ethiopian green and saffron gold (stripes, zigzags and a diamond chain), a Lalibela-style openwork processional cross with a halo ring, finials and a crescent base, and the Amharic greeting መልካም ገና in bold Noto Serif Ethiopic above a Marcellus transliteration. Reverent, warm and festive, it is centred and stacked as cross, Amharic greeting, English line, short blessing and the Gregorian and Ethiopian calendar dates.
What's inside
- Pages: 1 page
- Size: 5 × 7 card, 1500 × 2100 px
- Full resolution export: 1500 × 2100 px
- Print size: About 5 × 7 in (12.7 × 17.8 cm) at 300 dpi
- Fonts: Marcellus and Noto Serif Ethiopic
- Layers: 8 text layers and 330 shapes
Colour palette
- #1e5e44
- #c9932a
- #f6f1e6
- #2a2418
- #9a6e1a
Good for
- Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Ganna) greeting card
- Ethiopian or Eritrean church Christmas invitation
- Habesha family holiday card to print or share
- Instagram story for Ganna or Timkat
- Ethiopian restaurant holiday menu cover
- Diaspora community event poster
- Meskel or Ethiopian New Year card with copy changes
How to make it yours
- Start with the largest text, the "Amharic greeting" layer set in Noto Serif Ethiopic, and swap in your own words.
- Then rewrite "Transliteration" (Marcellus) and "Message" (Marcellus) with your details.
- There are no photos to replace, the design is built from type and shapes.
- Change the background from #f6f1e6 to your own colour, then recolour the accents in #1e5e44 and #c9932a.
- Export a print-ready PDF for the printer, or a PNG to share online.
About greeting templates
Festival wishes and wedding e-invites sized for WhatsApp, stories, and the family group chat.
Tags
ethiopia, ganna, orthodox christmas, amharic, processional cross, tibeb, greeting card, january
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