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The Ethiopian calendar (Amharic: ዓውደ ወር; Ge'ez: ዓዉደ ወርሕ; Tigrinya: ዓዉደ ኣዋርሕ), or Geʽez calendar (Geʽez: ዓዉደ ወርሕ; Tigrinya: ዓዉደ ኣዋርሕ; Amharic: የኢትዮጲያ ዘመን ኣቆጣጠር) is the official state civil calendar of Ethiopia and serves as an unofficial customary cultural calendar in Eritrea, and among Ethiopians and ...
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The Ethiopian calendar should be changed to "Ge'ez" calendar. I believe it would be more formal, just as the Ge'ez font is not called Ethiopian. As well, this is mainly due to the fact that since Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia and the calendar is used by the Eritrean Orthodox church, and Eritrean Orthodox christians.
Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና [a]; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት [b]) is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well as Protestant and Catholic denominations in Ethiopia, on 7 January (Tahsas 29 in the Ethiopian calendar).
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 War. [3] 28 May [4] Downfall of the Derg: ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን
"The history of Ethiopian New Year is deeply rooted in the country's unique Julian calendar system, which is approximately seven years and eight months behind the Gregorian calendar," explains Geda.
Days per month (using the Ethiopian calendar) Dedicated saint(s) [4] [unreliable source?] 1st Lideta (Birth of the Holy Virgin Mary) and Elias 2nd Thaddius: 3rd Be'eta (Presentation of the Holy Virgin to the Temple of Jerusalem) 4th Yohannes Wolde Negedquad (John Son of Thunder) 5th Petros and Paulos (Peter and Paul) and Gebre Menfes Kiddus: 6th
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