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  2. Everything to Know About Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year - AOL

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    The Ethiopian New Year has a rich cultural history dating back to the days of Queen Sheba. In fact, the holiday's name is derived from a story about Queen Sheba's return to Ethiopia after a visit ...

  3. Enkutatash - Wikipedia

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    The Ethiopian counting of years begins in the year 8 of the common era. This is because the common era follows the calculations of Dionysius, a 6th-century monk, while the non-Chalcedonian countries continued to use the calculations of Annianus, a 5th-century monk, which had placed the Annunciation of Christ exactly 8 years later. For this ...

  4. History of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian forces were driven back far inside their frontiers but, with the assistance of a massive Soviet airlift of arms and 17,000 Cuban combat forces, they stemmed the attack. [116] The last major Somali regular units left the Ogaden March 15, 1978. Twenty years later, the Somali region of Ethiopia remained underdeveloped and insecure.

  5. Ethiopian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Ethiopian Calendar Year 1998 Amätä MÉ™hrät ("Year of Mercy") began on Gregorian calendar 11 September 2005. The Ethiopian calendar years 1992 and 1996, however, began on the Gregorian dates of 12 September in 1999 and 2003 respectively. [citation needed] This date correspondence applies for Gregorian years 1900 to 2099.

  6. List of years in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. ... This is a timeline of History of Ethiopia. Each article deals with events in Ethiopia in a given year. Twentieth century. 1990s

  7. Category:Ethiopian history timelines - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ethiopian history timelines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.

  8. Gifaataa - Wikipedia

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    Gifaataa is a cultural festival celebrated by the Wolayta people in the Southern Region of Ethiopia. [1] This festival is celebrated each year in September. [1] In this celebration, the Wolayta accept the New Year and send off the old one. [1] Gifaataa means, "the beginning," and is also considered the bridge from old to new, dark to light. [2]

  9. Lunar New Year History and Traditions, Explained - AOL

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    The entire history of Lunar New Year is a bit more complex. Modern China has used the Gregorian calendar, like the West, since 1912. However, holidays fall under the much older lunisolar calendar.