Okay mehateb yemenadergw in the old days christianity Ethiopia lay bedenb sesfafa at that time and abat(am sorry I don't remember their name🙏....but they were alive in time of axumit or something like that) nbru ena eneh abat hizbun eyastemaru ena eyatemequ christian yadergu nbr then christian yehonewn hizb endet yeleut keahezabu then they issued a lay that all christians(orthodox) he/she should wear a mesqel on his neck to show that he/she is a christian n bcz of that we Ethiopian Orthodox church emnet teketayoch r wearing mesqel n some ppl especially in the north have tattoos of the cross around their face n the upper palms of their hands too....this is the main reason why we r wearing mesqel n after that kesu ga yeteyayazu leloch meaningful yehonu mekneyatoch yalut but this is the main n historical truth on y we r wearing the cross on our neck....but if u have seen leloch wuchi hager yalut ehet mendemochachen orthodox the Egyptian Coptic church n the Russian Orthodox church don't wear mesqels but we do.....