Coptic-Julian calendar – New Business Ethiopia

Ethiopian Christians celebrate 2012th Birth of Jesus Christ

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Ethiopian Christians today celebrate colorfully 2012th Birth of Jesus Christ. Unlike other African countries, Ethiopia follows the Coptic-Julian Calendar, which is 7 / 8 years ahead of the Gregorian Calendar.

Happy old new year of Ethiopia!?

August 31, 2019

By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – One of the defining cultural aspects which distinguish Ethiopia from most other nations is its Coptic-Julian calendar. A solar calendar having 12 months of 30 days and a thirteenth month of 5/6 days, it differs by invariably adding a leap day every four years.