Ethiopian tradition required the Emperor's consort to be crowned at the palace, three days after the coronation.
In Ethiopian tradition, succession to the throne could be claimed by any male blood relative of the emperor.
Ethiopian tradition also credits him with the first Ge'ez translation of the New Testament.
Zewditu, however, was a conservative, believing in the preservation of Ethiopian tradition.
The Ethiopian tradition has a detailed account of the affair.
There is further an Ethiopian tradition that two other Canaanite tribes, viz.
Ethiopian traditions do not all agree as to exactly when the custom started of imprisoning rivals to the throne on a Mountain of the Princes.
During the period 1900-1920 many different Ethiopian denominations were formed, which were heirs of the Ethiopian tradition.
There is an Ethiopian tradition in which the sister of Sisinnius was possessed by a demon and killed newborns.
According to Ethiopian tradition, the monarchy was almost 3,000 years old, dating back to 950 B.C.