{"id":3113,"date":"2026-09-04T04:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethiosearch.com\/directory\/?page_id=3113"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:05:49","slug":"connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ethiosearch.com\/directory\/connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Join &#038; Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3113\" class=\"elementor elementor-3113\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b97a2 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-ceb9e6d \" data-id=\"33b97a2\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"33b97a2\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"33b97a2\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc19e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc19e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Connect. Celebrate.<br>\n\n            Your Ethiopian & Eritrean Community Directory in Canada.\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 ETHIOPIAN DAY CONNECT &amp; DISCOVER Join the EthioSearch community and discover Ethiopian &amp; Eritrean businesses across Canada. Why Join EthioSearch? \ud83d\udd0e Discover Ethiopian &amp; Eritrean businesses in your community. \ud83c\udfc6 Stay connected with community events, awards and special features. \ud83d\udce3 Hear about new businesses, community stories and opportunities. 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