This week, on September 11, 2024 Ethiopians celebrated the first day of the Ethiopian New Year 2017 with renewed hope and dedication for their future. The Ethiopian New Year, also known as ...

"This difference in time calculation explains why the Ethiopian New Year falls on September 11 or 12 in the Gregorian calendar." This year, Enkutatash falls on September 12, 2023. "On this day ...

Photo: “Ethiopian New Year Landscape. Photo Taken on September 11 2010 Ethiopian Calendar. Ethiopian indigenous flower ‘Adey Abeba’ Sheeps seen grazing” by Tewodros Kassa is licensed under ...

Every September 11 ... flower are blooming across Ethiopia. They blanket the highlands in yellow brilliance, a living tapestry that signals the dawn of a new year: Enkutatash, the Ethiopian ...

The Ethiopian calendar has 13 months, 12 of which are 30 days long. In a regular year, the last month has 5 days; in a leap year, it has 6. Ethiopians follow a 13-month calendar similar to that ...

However, it's New Year, and Enkutatash is on Meskerem 1. This is usually around September 11 or 12 on the Gregorian calendar. The date coincides with the end of Ethiopia's rainy season when ...

He goes on to point out that having the New Year on January 1 wouldn’t make any sense in Ethiopia, as the date falls during the dry season, whereas September 11 (or September 12 during a leap ...

As the rest of the world lives in 2024, Ethiopia is still in 2016. The Ethiopian calendar, also known as the Ge'ez calendar, has its roots in the ancient Coptic calendar. It consists of 13 months ...

The Ethiopian New Year falls on September 11 or 12, while Ethiopian Christmas falls on January 7. Eastern orthodox churches, including the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Egypt's Coptic Orthodox ...