However, when the East African country rings in its New Year in a few months, it will technically be 2017, according to the Ethiopian calendar. So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous ...

Ethiopian Community members welcomed the year 2016 according to the orthodox calendar at Little Africa in Footscray, Melbourne on 2 September. Credit: SBS Amharic On 12 September, the Ethiopian ...

Ethiopia has been using the Julian calendar since the advent of Christianity in Axum. However, a major step was taken in 1582 at the behest of Pope Gregory XIII to correct the errors accumulated ...

Find out more about Ethiopia's unique calendar and cultural heritage. Not only that - the Ethiopian calendar is also seven years and eight months behind the Western calendar, making Saturday the ...

Ethiopia, a hidden gem among travel destinations, offers a captivating blend of natural beauty, unique wildlife, rich history amid its intriguing calendar system. For those who visit, it feels ...

Kedarnath Temple kept open overnight as more than 10 lakh pilgrims arrive for darshan ...

It is about seven or eight years behind the Gregorian calendar,” he tells SBS Amharic. This unique aspect of the calendar, where the year 2023, according to the Gregorian calendar, is considered ...