Ethiopia, Africa's oldest independent country and the second largest in terms of population is a country rich in history, ...

While most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar, Ethiopia sticks to the Ethiopian calendar, an ancient system that sets the country about seven to eight years behind the rest of the world.

One of the most intriguing features of Ethiopia is its calendar system. Unlike the 12-month Gregorian calendar used worldwide, Ethiopia follows a 13-month calendar that places it seven years ...

Ethiopia, one of the only countries that use the ‘Ge’ez calendar’ meaning that they are 7 to 8 years behind England, which uses ‘Gregorian calendar’. Ethiopia is one of the first countries in the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years. Ethiopians ...

The Ethiopian New Year, known as Enkutatash, falls on Meskerem 1, which corresponds to September 11 or 12 in the Gregorian calendar. Interestingly, Ethiopia is about seven to eight years behind ...

Unlike the globally recognised 25 December, Ethiopians celebrate Christmas, or Genna/Ganna as it is locally called, on 7 ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special traditions.

Back on Sept. 11, Pope Francis called for prayers for the Ethiopian people as they celebrated the new year. Most countries use what’s called the Gregorian calendar. This calendar, first adopted ...