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We've got all the information on Enkutatash, including when Ethiopian New Year is in 2023, how the holiday is celebrated today, and the meaning behind the name.
The Ethiopian calendar leap year is every four without exception, while Gregorian centurial years are only leap years when exactly divisible by 400; thus, a set of corresponding dates will most often apply for a single century. As the Gregorian year 2000 is a leap year, the current correspondence lasts two centuries instead. [citation needed]
New Year's Day Enkutatash ( Ge'ez : እንቁጣጣሽ) is a public holiday in coincidence of New Year in Ethiopia and Eritrea . It occurs on Meskerem 1 on the Ethiopian calendar , which is 11 September (or, during a leap year , 12 September) according to the Gregorian calendar .
Drawing of Mary, mother of Jesus, 'with her beloved son,' from a Geʽez manuscript copy of Weddasé Māryām, circa 1875. The following list contains calendar of saints observed by the Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
International Workers' Day: ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን: 5 May: Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day: የአርበኞች ቀን: Commemorates the 1941 entering of Emperor Haile Selassie into Addis Ababa amidst Second World War, who returned to the throne after 5 years Italian occupation of Ethiopia following Second Italo-Ethiopian ...
In 1962, a new Amharic translation from Ge'ez was printed, again with the patronage of the Emperor. The preface by Emperor Haile Selassie I is dated "1955" (), and the 31st year of his reign (i.e. AD 1962 in the Gregorian Calendar), [10] and states that it was translated by the Bible Committee he convened between AD 1947 and 1952, "realizing that there ought to be a revision from the original ...
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]
March 8 – Human rights activist and journalist Meaza Mohammed received the 2023 International Women of Courage Award which was hosted by Department of State in Washington DC. March 10 – Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ethiopia and announced new U.S. Aid to "advance" vital steps for building peace and stability in the country. [12 ...