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Not feeling the commercialization of Christmas in America? Take a trip to Ethopia. The country’s large Orthodox Christian community traditionally observes the day with fasting and processions, not gift-giving.

They also have a different calendar, so they celebrate on January 7, when the rest of us are well into our post-holiday doldrums.

Last Saturday’s Ethopian Xmas Party, at Club Sur in SODO, was one Christmas celebration that was well and truly free of hokey references to Santa and religious tributes.

The night proved to be a classy showcase of two up-and-coming hip hop artists from the Ethopian community: rapper Young Sim and singer Zewdy.

But the guy who stole the show was Habte Awalom, Zewdy’s father.

Without any warning, he took the stage early on and delivered a deep-throated rendition of Endebirabiro, or “Like A Butterfly,” in Amharic.

He explained to me later that it’s a love song, telling a girl not to be like a butterfly and go