Ethiopian artists from other ethnic groups have incorporated Welayta musical style into their songs, including vocalists Tibebu Workeye, Teddy afro and Tsehaye Yohannes. Just as influential are Welayta traditional dance forms that are often adopted by musicians and widely visible in Ethiopian music videos. Food Raw beef, commonly known as “Kurt” is deep rooted cultural food by Welayta people. Little is known on the origin of raw meat eating habit. Minced raw beef called “Kitfo” by the Gurage people and Kurt are mostly served on special occasions such as holidays like "Finding of the True Cross" or "Meskel" holiday, celebrated annually on September 27 in Ethiopia. Moreover, Enset foods are traditionally incorporated into cultural events such as births, deaths, weddings, and rites of planting, harvesting and purification. Currencies Wolaita people used different type of currencies through their kingdoms for trade purpose. Among them Karetta Sinna and Shalluwa, both of the products of cotton, are the priors. But next to this currencies Wolaita people achieved one of the most important civilizations in the sphere of currency and created a currency made from metal pieces, which is called Marchuwa. Marchuwa is equal to 18 Maria Theresa Thalers or 0.50 US dollars. Notable people Teklewold Atnafu, Governor of National Bank of Ethiopia since 2000s to February 2020 and chair of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia since February 2020. Hailemariam Desalegn – Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Roman Tesfaye – First Lady of Ethiopia (2012–2018). Previously held senior management positions in the United Nations Development Program and other offices Hon. Ambassador Teshome Toga – Ethiopia's Ambassador to EU, Speaker of the 3rd House of the Peoples' Representatives Samuel Urkato - Minister of Science and Higher Education since 18 August 2020. He was president of Wolaita Sodo University, and Minister of Mines and Petroleum (2018 – 18 August 2020) See also Kingdom of Wolaita List of rulers of Welayta Wolaytta language References Ethnic groups in Ethiopia Former kingdoms Omotic-speaking peoples Wolayita