What calendar is used in Ethiopia?

The Ethiopian calendar (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር; yä'Ityoṗṗya zämän aḳoṭaṭär) is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia and also serves as the liturgical year for Christians in Eritrea and Ethiopia belonging to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eastern Catholic Churches and Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. read more

The Ethiopian calendar is quite similar to the Julian calendar, which was the predecessor to the Gregorian calendar most countries use today. Orthodox church in Ethiopia. The exterior of the Orthodox Christian church Ras Makkonen Selassie in Harar, Ethiopia. read more

The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar and it is the main calendar used in the country. It has 12 months of 30 days plus five (or six if it is a leap year) other days that make a 13 th month. This short month is called Pagumiene and it comes after August and before September. read more