Ethiopian New Year 2020 Calendar

Known in amharic the official language of ethiopia as enkutatash this holiday marks 1 meskerem the first day in the ethiopian calendar.

Ethiopian new year 2020 calendar.

It occurs on september 11 in the gregorian calendar. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. Enkutatash is the word for the ethiopian new year in amharic the official language of ethiopia while it is called ri se awde amet head anniversary in ge ez the term preferred by the ethiopian eritrean orthodox tewahedo churches.

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Ethiopian new year occurs on meskerem 1st on the ethiopian calendar which is september 11th or september 12th during leap year on the gregorian western calendar. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. The 12 months have 30 days each and the thirteenth month called pagume has five or six days depending on the year. Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after god s wrath the associated press elias meseret september 11 2020 6 21 am edt updated on september 11 2020 6 41 am edt.

It occurs on meskerem 1 on the ethiopian calendar which is 11 september or during a leap year 12 september according to the gregorian calendar. Back in ethiopia they go by the orthodox julian calendar which is made up of 12 months of 30 days along with a 13th month pagume that consists of 5 or 6 days depending on if it. The year in the ethiopian calendar today is 2012 and the next new ethiopian year starts on september 11 2020. Ethiopian new year enkutatash ethiopian new year usually falls on september 11th but occurs on the 12th in years before the gregorian leap year.

The calendar in ethiopia has 13 months. Except for the year preceding a leap year when it occurs on september 12.