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.

Ethiopia 2020 calendar with holidays. 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. It occurs on september 11 in the gregorian calendar. 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.

Except for the year preceding a leap year when it occurs on september 12. Monthly calendar for the month july in year 2020. Read about ethiopian new year around the world in 2021. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month.

The calendar in ethiopia has 13 months. Ethiopia july 2020 calendar with holidays. 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. 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.

Ethiopian new year enkutatash ethiopian new year usually falls on september 11th but occurs on the 12th in years before the gregorian leap year. Yearly calendar showing months for the year 2020. How many ethiopian months are there. 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.

The 12 months have 30 days each and the thirteenth month called pagume has five or six days depending on the year. The year in the ethiopian calendar today is 2012 and the next new ethiopian year starts on september 11 2020.