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 ...

the Ethiopian New Year. While the world waits for the cold grip of winter to mark the start of its calendar, Ethiopia steps into 2017, holding onto a unique timeline rooted in its own heritage.

While the rest of the world has progressed to 2024, Ethiopia remains in 2016 because of its distinct calendar system. The country will celebrate the year 2017 on September 11, 2024, based on the ...

Credit: Eshetu Mulugeta Ethiopia Down Under According to ... “The Ethiopian calendar follows a 13-month year system. “Twelve of these months have 30 days each, and the final month, Pagumē ...

While Ethiopia’s calendar system might seem unusual ... The most famous discovery, the 3.2-million-year-old hominid skeleton known as Lucy, was unearthed here in 1974, marking Ethiopia as ...

While the unique calendar can be tricky to ... younger by seven or eight years, go back to Ethiopia," he says. Tesfaye Yigzawe says the Ethiopian year spans 13 months.(ABC News: Kyle Harley ...

This structure makes the Ethiopian year 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar, which is used globally. So, Ethiopia will welcome 2017 on September 11. The calendar begins on Meskerem 1 ...