One possible explanation of the name Chebo is from the Chebe plant, Croton gratissimus (lavender croton),[3] which is normally burned during Meskel damera celebrations.
Another possible explanation is the name of the area where the Chebo people live. Parts of the south west Shewa Zone had been incorporated in Chebo and Gurage districts[4][5] in the Shewaprovince, as it was called prior to 1995.
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